Series
Drain the Oceans
Documentary
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.
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Seasons & episodes
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1Nazi Secrets28 May 2018 · 47m · ★ 7.1The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.
2Gulf of Mexico4 Jun 2018 · 47m · ★ 7.3Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.
3Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean11 Jun 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.7The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.
4Sunken Treasures18 Jun 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.3Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.
5Legends of Atlantis25 Jun 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.5Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?
6Deadly Pacific2 Jul 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.7The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to reveal the geological forces behind natural disasters and to uncover threats along the coast of Seattle, Tokyo and New Zealand.
7Egypt's Lost Wonders9 Jul 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.7The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.
8Mysteries of the China Seas16 Jul 2018 · 47m · ★ 7.0The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.
9Ultimate Battleships23 Jul 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.7The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.
10Malaysia Airlines 37030 Jul 2018 · 47m · ★ 6.0Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.
Details
- First aired
- 28 May 2018
- Last aired
- 9 Apr 2023
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- National Geographic
- Episodes
- 55
- Votes
- 30 on TMDB
Cast
- CCraig SechlerSelf - Narrator (voice)
