Synopsis
This new original docuseries looks at some of the world’s worst real-life engineering disasters and seeks an answer to the question of what caused the calamity. News footage is interwoven with innovative and illuminating graphics, eyewitness accounts and commentary from experts.
Episodes
Season 11
OverloadedClues from other disasters are used to solve how the I-35 bridge in the heart of Minneapolis collapsed without warning at the peak of rush hour traffic.40m2
Ripple EffectA state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain; an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy uncovers information about this deadly disaster.40m3
Man vs. MachineA Boeing 777 crash-lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled; as engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines.40m4
Doomed From The StartItaly suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses; examining what failures of a Brazilian dam, a Manilla high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about the collapse.41m5
Hidden Flaws37,000-feet over Iowa, a DC-10 aeroplane explodes mid-flight and the quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving 184 passengers; the connection between the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment.41m6
House of CardsIn busy downtown New Orleans, a high-rise hotel under construction unexpectedly comes crashing to the ground; as the dust settles, the question on everyone's lips is why?41m
OverloadedClues from other disasters are used to solve how the I-35 bridge in the heart of Minneapolis collapsed without warning at the peak of rush hour traffic.40m2Ripple EffectA state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain; an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy uncovers information about this deadly disaster.40m3Man vs. MachineA Boeing 777 crash-lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled; as engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines.40m4Doomed From The StartItaly suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses; examining what failures of a Brazilian dam, a Manilla high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about the collapse.41m5Hidden Flaws37,000-feet over Iowa, a DC-10 aeroplane explodes mid-flight and the quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving 184 passengers; the connection between the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment.41m6House of CardsIn busy downtown New Orleans, a high-rise hotel under construction unexpectedly comes crashing to the ground; as the dust settles, the question on everyone's lips is why?41mCast
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