Documentary

Ancient Apocalypse

6.7(97)

First Aired:November 11, 2022

Seasons:2 seasons

Episodes:14

Status:Ended

Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. He attempts to prove that a climatic event 12,000 years ago wiped out an entire civilization far more sophisticated than the simple hunter-gatherers some archaeologists believe lived at that time.

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Graham Hancock

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Seasons & Episodes

E1Once There Was a Flood

31m7.1

Nov 11, 2022

Graham visits Gunung Padang, an Indonesian archeological site, to find proof of a lost civilization — and the potential cataclysm that wiped it out.

E2Stranger in a Time of Chaos

33m7.0

Nov 11, 2022

In Cholula, Mexico's oldest continuously-inhabited city, the journalist inspects the world's largest pyramid for signs of a forgotten past.

E3Sirius Rising

31m6.7

Nov 11, 2022

Graham discovers a fascinating pattern that may connect the spectacular megalithic temples of Malta, which he believes to be much older than reported.

E4Ghosts of a Drowned World

30m6.5

Nov 11, 2022

Few scholars have investigated the Bimini rock formation off the coast of Miami, once fabled to be the road to Atlantis — but Graham dives right in.

E5Legacy of the Sages

32m6.5

Nov 11, 2022

At Göbekli Tepe, the oldest known megalith in the world, Graham questions if simple hunter-gatherers alone could have built such an advanced structure.

E6America's Lost Civilization

33m6.8

Nov 11, 2022

Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance — or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.

E7A Fatal Winter

29m6.8

Nov 11, 2022

The author returns to Turkey to explore Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city and survival bunker that could shelter thousands in times of crisis.

E8Cataclysm and Rebirth

32m6.8

Nov 11, 2022

In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth — and its inhabitants — forever.

E1Chapter I

42m7.0

Oct 16, 2024

From ancient footprints to mysterious earthworks, Graham continues his journey into the past alongside experts and curious minds, including Keanu Reeves.

E2Chapter II

41m7.7

Oct 16, 2024

Graham searches for answers to the questions behind ancient works of art, including 25,000-year-old Amazonian paintings and the megaliths of Rapa Nui.

E3Chapter III

39m7.3

Oct 16, 2024

Accompanied by local experts, Graham compares ancient oral traditions and learns Sacsayhuamán in Peru may be older than archaeologists ever imagined.

E4Chapter IV

41m7.0

Oct 16, 2024

Graham learns of a stone-shaping technique now lost to history, and explores how ancient Amazonians managed to thrive in an inhospitable rainforest.

E5Chapter V

41m7.5

Oct 16, 2024

Although thousands of miles apart, Graham considers the possible link between the shamanistic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon and tobacco in New Mexico.