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Life After People: The Series
Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human extinction on the environment, and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind.
- Created by:
- David De Vries
- Cast:
- James Lurie, Hakeem Muata Oluseyi, Don Wildman, Andrew Patrick Nelson
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- History
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.0The Bodies Left Behind
2009-04-21 · 44mWhat if every human being on earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish--it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. In this episode, we'll see what happens to some of the bodies left behind. Most embalmed and buried, some mummified, others cryogenically frozen. Will any of them truly achieve immortality? Or will they be outlived by other memorials to mankind, like the Statue of Liberty or the Sistine Chapel. This is just part of a journey that will take us to the future of cities of Boston and Houston--as well as haunting sites already devoid of man. CC HD [TVPG]
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Outbreak
2009-04-28 · 44mAn examination of what will become of the flora and fauna after the human demise, and how they may someday dominate the planet.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0The Capital Threat
2009-05-05 · 43mAn examination of Washington, DC and all it's monuments. Plus, a look at the fate of Los Angeles.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0Heavy Metal
2009-05-12 · 43mA look at how long the nation's buildings and bridges will stand before the elements consume the steel and concrete, from New York City's skyscrapers to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and how once domesticated animals, like horses, will return to wild herds that roam America's grasslands. The episode also examines the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada, which was abandoned by people 90 years ago.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.0The Invaders
2009-05-19 · 43mThings begin to spread and take on area such as plants and animals. Includes alligators being eaten alive by pythons in the Florida Everglades, and lakes and rivers could be choked off by oxygen-robbing plants. Also, Shanghai disappears from the weight of their skyscrapers, and the ocean takes over Miami Beach.
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Episode 6
★ 8.0Bound & Buried
2009-05-26 · 45mWhat will become of the encased treasures of the world, including the Mona Lisa painting or the Declaration of Independence, the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, and the bridges and cable cars within San Fransisco?
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E07
Episode 7
Sin City Meltdown
2009-06-02 · 43mThe subject for this episode features the fate of gambling centers in Las Vegas, which has become overrun by rats, celebrities wax figures will melt, and world famous hotels will become mere ruins. On the east coast, the oceans will destroy Atlantic City's casinos.
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Episode 8
★ 8.0Armed & Defenseless
2009-06-09 · 43mThe fate of mankind's machinery of war: a sunken nuclear missile explodes, Pearl Harbor comes under renewed attacks, snow causes urban avalanches, and dairy cows are threatened. Featuring Denver, Hawaii, and a mysterious abandoned island near New York City.
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Episode 9
★ 8.0Roads To Nowhere
2009-06-16 · 43mA look at the world of transportation and what will become of them after man disappears, including cars and trains, roadways, oil refineries, and Detroit. Also, the Alamo would be threatened, dogs would become wild again and long-horn cattle population will rise quickly.
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Episode 10
★ 8.0Waters Of Death
2009-06-23 · 44mMassive waves of destruction threaten everything left behind by mankind in a post-apocalyptic world; U.S. cities face flooding as levees fail; famous paintings meet a tragic fate; a unique roof feature of the Sydney Opera House leads to its collapse
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James Lurie
Self - Narrator
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
Self - Astrophysicist/Author
Don Wildman
Self - TV Host/Historian
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Self - Historian
Dan Riskin
Self - Evolutionary Biologist
