Life After People

Life After People

What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? 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 d... Read all

Genre: DocumentarySci-Fi

Cast:James LurieSteven S. RossGordon MastertonTanya Wattenburg KomasJan ZalasiewiczHoward OliverTravis TaylorRay CoppingerAlan W. PenseDavid BrinWilliam LefflerGene KritskyFrank LowensteinJohn AndersonStein StureRichard GutkowskiTrevor S. ValleLeslie Lyons


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Wrath of God

Tue, Jan 5, 2010

Religious buildings in a world without people. It looks at St. Peter's Basilica, Crystal Cathedral Megachurch, and the Christ the Redeemer Statue and visits Kolmanskop in the Namibia Desert.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Toxic Revenge

Tue, Jan 12, 2010

Life After People examines what happens to nuclear power plants and other hazardous areas in a world without people. It also looks at the future of Niagara Falls and visits Pitcher, Oklahoma.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Crypt of Civilization

Tue, Jan 19, 2010

Life After People examines what will happen to time capsules and monuments in a world without people. It looks at the Crypt of Civilization, the Iwo Jima Memorial, and visits the Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Last Supper

Tue, Jan 26, 2010

Life After People examines what happens to packaged food and grocery stores in a world without people. It also looks at Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' and visits Tranquille in British Columbia.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Home Wrecked Home

Tue, Feb 2, 2010

Life After People examines what happens to human dwelling places. It looks at the suburbs, high rise apartments, co-opts in a world without people and visits the empty village of Balestrino in Italy.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Holiday Hell

Tue, Feb 9, 2010

Life After People looks at what happens to places associated with holidays and leisure after people disappear. It also examines what happens to fireworks, reindeer, turkeys and visits the abandoned Salton Sea.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Waves of Devastation

Tue, Feb 16, 2010

The destructive effects of water in a world without people. It also looks at the Alaskan Pipeline, Sydney Opera House, Santa Monica Pier and visits the abandoned Russian town of Pyramiden.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Sky's the Limit

Tue, Mar 2, 2010

Life After People examines what will happen to skies in a world without people. It also looks at what will happen to Air Force One, the Cassini space probe, and visits the abandoned Berlin-Tempelhof Airport and Edgar Radar Station.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Depths of Destruction

Tue, Mar 9, 2010

Life After People examines what will happen to mankind's subterranean constructions. It also looks at Cheyenne Mountain, Carlsbad Cavern, Prairie Dogs and visits the Bonne Terre Mine and the Steamboat Arabia.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Take Me to Your Leader

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

Life After People examines what will happen to the houses and tombs of world leaders in a world without people. It looks at the White House, Versailles, Grant's Tomb, and Monticello.