Discovered by Disaster

Name: Discovered by Disaster
Released: 2025-02-03
Rating: 6

2025 · TMDB 6.0/10 (1 votes)

Extreme weather conditions and disasters have marked and shaped the Earth's surface. These events can cause horrific destruction, but they can also reveal incredible things.

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About Discovered by Disaster

Extreme weather conditions and disasters have marked and shaped the Earth's surface.

These events can cause horrific destruction, but they can also reveal incredible things.

Status: Returning Series
TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 1 votes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

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Season 1

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S1 E1Feb 3, 202541 min

Wrecks, Ruins, and Relics

Inspect the wreck of the Mary Celestia, a Civil War ship raised by a hurricane. Encounter imperial relics exposed by a drought in Iraq, the storm-tossed remains of a medieval man, and long-lost wooden artifacts that reshape Native American history.

S1 E2Feb 10, 202541 min

Cataclysms and Secrets

Look over Seahenge, a Bronze Age timber circle exposed by England's rising seas. Assess an ancient Ukrainian canoe lifted by flood waters, human remains trapped in a Chinese mudslide, and a forgotten relic on the dried-out bottom of Lake Mead.

S1 E3Feb 17, 202541 min

Hidden Shrines and Legends

Encounter kids' drawings on the walls in Pompeii that expose the city's violent gladiatorial past. Check out a mythical sculpture unearthed by an Indian tsunami, a 12-century temple in quake-prone Mexico, and a sunken ship in Utah's Great Salt Lake.

S1 E4Feb 24, 202541 min

Forgotten Cities and Lost Sanctuaries

Explore evidence that ties a meteor strike to a Biblical tale. Delve into a treasure-filled tunnel revealed by a sinkhole in Mexico, a medieval cave shrine exposed during a UK landslide, and famine warnings brought to light by a severe drought.

S1 E5Mar 3, 202541 min

Sunken Cities and Ancient Temples

Revisiting a medieval shipwreck that could reshape history; exploring a Greek version of Atlantis that sank in a tsunami, a Mexican temple rediscovered in the wake of a severe drought and rich remnants of an ancient city.

S1 E6Mar 10, 202541 min

Footprints and Ghost Ships

See how seismic activity exposed WW II vessels near Iwo Jima. Unravel clues to Maya political intrigue in Guatemala, see why footprints found post-storm are changing English migration history, and visit a Neolithic wall on an eroding Scottish coast.

S1 E7Mar 17, 202541 min

Ancient Cities and Enduring Creatures

Visit Cambodia, where record droughts have left a vibrant trade hub exposed. Examine a submerged funerary complex in Greece, ancient mammal footprints preserved by a Turkish volcanic eruption, and North American fossils from the post-dinosaur era.

S1 E8Mar 24, 202541 min

Eruptions and Enigmas

Analyze fish remains found near an angry Sumatran volcano that could suggest a new human migration route. Visit a prehistoric village smoked out by a forest fire, a collapsed kingdom in Turkey, and evidence of early Olympic sacrificial rituals.

S1 E9Mar 31, 202541 min

Lost Treasures and Resilient Civilizations

Dig into artifacts from a multicultural Jamaican port sunk by a devastating earthquake. Get insights into everyday Meso-American life next to a Salvadoran volcano, peek at a Minoan landmark, and inspect a treasure trove of English relics.

S1 E10Apr 7, 202541 min

Timeless Tombs and Modern Survivors

Sweep away the debris in a Bronze Age village preserved by fire. Open ancient sarcophagi found amid the rubble of Notre Dame, discover a grave hidden in a Canadian farmer's arid field, and get intel on ancient climate change in a California tar pit.