River Monsters

Jeremy Wade searches the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish.

Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Mystery

Cast:Jeremy Wade , Vic Hislop , David Buckmeier , Mark Spitzer , Daniel GÃ¶z , Tim Mousseau , Boone Hodgin , Stan Groves , Lisa Bosak Lucas , Blythe Rosewarne , Andrew Novell

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Piranha

Sun, Apr 5, 2009

The myth of man-eating piranha is examined with actual demonstrations focusing on what triggers piranha attacks.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Killer Catfish

Sun, Apr 12, 2009

Jeremy investigates stories of people seen suddenly disappearing underwater without a trace in a river in India. Among the lethal candidates Jeremy examines swirling river currents, crocodiles and catfish.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Alligator Gar

Sun, Apr 19, 2009

Jeremy is on the hunt for an armor plated, 300 pound, river fish suspected of being a man-eater that lives, can you believe it, in the United States.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ European Maneater

Sun, Apr 26, 2009

Reports of predation by Wells catfish on humans dates back to medieval times. Jeremy tries to determine if the legend is likely to be true.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Amazon Assassins

Sun, May 3, 2009

Is there really a fish nearly 10 feet long that has resulted in the disappearance of numerous fishermen in the amazon basin? If there is, Jeremy will catch it.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Amazon Flesh Eaters

Sun, May 10, 2009

Are catfish as fearsome predators as their name sake terrestrial felines. Jeremy thinks so and he's looking to prove it. But it's a little four inch fish that turns his blood cold.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Freshwater Shark

Sun, May 17, 2009

Jeremy wants to know what a shark is doing up river miles form the ocean, why it's munching on people and most important, did it bring some friends and relatives he can catch.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Mutilator

Sun, Apr 10, 2011

Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on the Sepik River. An island renowned for cannibalism, macabre rituals, and head hunters, Wade is on the trail of creature reported to devour certain male body parts.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Flesh Ripper

Sun, Apr 17, 2011

Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater described over two hundred years ago by a famous explorer. Is the eight-foot beast in question a mere legend, or could it be the same, flesh and blood creature that has attacked divers and children?

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Silent Assassin

Sun, Apr 24, 2011

Jeremy Wade travels to the ParanÃ¡ River in the remote corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. This creature is not armed with bone crunching jaws or razor sharp teeth but a razor-sharp blade tipped with tissue destroying venom.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Chainsaw Predator

Sun, May 1, 2011

Angler Jeremy Wade heads to the Australian outback to try and catch the rare and fearsome Freshwater Sawfish. This shadowy predator is said to be 18 feet long and attacks boats - but does the fact that it could slash Jeremy to shreds make it a killer?

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Electric Executioner

Sun, May 15, 2011

Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's 'wild west' in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. Jeremy finally corners his elusive prey in the most unexpected place. All he has to do then is catch it, without getting killed.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Cold-Blooded Horror

Sun, May 22, 2011

Jeremy Wade travels to Japan, to try and uncover the truth behind two of their most extraordinary River Monster legends. He is about to discover a monster like nothing he has ever encountered before.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Jungle Killer

Tue, May 24, 2011

Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranha get all the press. There's a more fearsome predator lurking in its rivers? Tipped off by an attack on a diver, Jeremy soon discovers that there is a real monster to find.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Special: The Deadliest

Sun, Apr 3, 2011

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9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Special: The Most Bizarre

Sun, May 8, 2011

Jeremy relives his encounters with some of the strangest and bizarre freshwater creatures.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Special: The Lost Reels - Amazonian Giant

Fri, May 27, 2011

This two-part special - featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences - captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Special: The Lost Reels - Himalayan Giant

Fri, May 27, 2011

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12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Special: River Monsters Goes Tribal

Sun, May 29, 2011

Jeremy Wade attempts to survive alongside some of the world's best tribal fishermen using spears, bows and arrows, and even spiders webs to catch his prey. These master fishermen live in a tropical island paradise, where they fish and swim in some of the most shark-infested waters on the planet. As Jeremy throws himself into South Pacific tribal life, he comes closer than ever to one of the world's ultimate predator.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ American Killers

Sun, Apr 1, 2012

Jeremy Wade treks across the United States in search of deadly river monsters living in the nation's waterways. Wade ventures from the popular Indian River Lagoon in Florida where unsuspecting water enthusiasts are faced with what could become a modern day Jaws, to the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, where underwater hunters have reached man-eating proportions.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Pack of Teeth

Sun, Apr 8, 2012

From the Okavango swamps in southern Africa there are stories of a piranha-like fish that hunts in marauding packs, tearing into other fish, and even human flesh. Angler Jeremy Wade heads into the watery labyrinth to track down this deadly swarm.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Invisible Executioner

Sun, Apr 15, 2012

Jeremy Wade takes on Africa's wild Zambezi River to unmask an invisible predator that's dragging fisherman to their deaths. Crocs and hippos are guilty of killing many in plain view, yet it seems there's another monster stalking these deadly waters.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Asian Slayer

Sun, Apr 22, 2012

Angler Jeremy Wade returns to the remote rivers of India's Himalayas to investigate a fresh spate of savage attacks. Jeremy thinks he knows the perpetrator's identity, but his plans to catch the monster hit trouble when he learns it's a sacred animal.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Killer Sharks and Rays

Sun, Apr 29, 2012

An elite handful of fish are capable of living and thriving in both fresh and saltwater. Among these specialists are aggressive man-eaters, venomous giants and a wickedly armed beast that hails from a bygone age. In this special edition of River Monsters, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade relives his thrilling encounters with some of these fearsome intruders that swim in from beyond the surf. Jeremy reveals how our understanding of these predators has shifted dramatically in recent years and answers pertinent questions about what draws these ocean-dwelling hunters into freshwater in the first place and how they are capable of crossing what is normally an impenetrable barrier.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Russian Killer

Sun, May 6, 2012

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads to Russia's remote Amur River, where the mysterious deaths of three men appear to be linked with a reclusive freshwater giant. The prime suspect is a predator that can top a ton and exceed eighteen feet in length.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Mongolian Mauler

Sun, May 13, 2012

When he hears of a recent bloody attack in a remote Mongolian river, angler Jeremy Wade wonders if it could be the work of a giant fish so rare that it's more legend than fact. Pound for pound, this man-sized monster is said to be one of the strongest.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Phantom Assassin

Sun, May 20, 2012

Jeremy Wade returns to Australia's predator-packed Fitzroy River in search of one of the world's rarest and least known fish - the Northern River Shark. It's so elusive that only twenty have ever been caught.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Lair of Giants

Sun, May 27, 2012

Jeremy Wade explores the hostile wildness of the Essequibo, Guyana's largest river and one of South Americas best kept secrets. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Jeremy is on a mission to discover if monsters of the past still exist.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Special: Killer Weapons

Tue, May 22, 2012

A look at the ways marine animals attack and the physical attributes that make them so dangerous.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Special: Lethal Legends

Wed, May 23, 2012

Is there a snakelike fish in New Zealand that could devour you? Or a fish-like being in Japan that stalks children? In this River Monsters Special, Jeremy Wade untangles fact from fiction as he re-lives the beasts that lie behind lethal legends.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Special: Deadliest Encounters

Thu, May 24, 2012

Jeremy recalls close encounters with dangerous marine animals, including wolf-fish and whaler sharks.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Special: Deadliest Catfish

Sun, May 27, 2012

Jeremy discusses a few species of catfish he has come across that strike him as the most deadly and dangerous of the catfish family

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Special: Untold Stories

Fri, May 25, 2012

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1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Face Ripper

Sun, Apr 7, 2013

Angler Jeremy Wade investigates his most disturbing case yet - the story of a man who had his face ripped off in a remote Bolivian river. The journey through dangerous jungle ends with a confrontation with one of his oldest adversaries.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Atomic Assassin

Sun, Apr 14, 2013

After venturing to over 20 countries in search of monster fish, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade is thrown headfirst into his most dangerous challenge to date. Stories of grizzly attacks in a remote rural corner of Ukraine lead him on the hunt for an elusive lake monster but the centuries old trail soon lands him at the most unlikely location: the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history, Chernobyl's reactor number 4. In a nerve-shredding race against radiation and time, can he uncover the culprit and could it really be the gargantuan mutant of his innermost nightmares?

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Killer Torpedo

Sun, Apr 21, 2013

Angler Jeremy Wade ventures deep into the heart of Central America in search of a man-sized killer said to leap into boats and cause fatal injuries as it knocks fishermen unconscious and smashes their bones.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Colombian Slasher

Sun, May 5, 2013

Angler Jeremy Wade pushes himself and his gear past breaking point to discover what killed a bride in the Colombian Amazon. Amidst dense jungle and hostage-taking rebels, Jeremy discovers evidence that turns the investigation on its head.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Vampires of the Deep

Sun, May 12, 2013

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade embarks on a punishing mission to the heart of a thundering waterfall in the Pacific Northwest to battle an ancient river monster said to rise from the murky depths to attack swimmers.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Legend of Loch Ness

Thu, May 27, 2010

Jeremy Wade is on a mission to track down the famous monster of Loch Ness, but can he succeed where so many have failed? The journey will take him from the depths of Loch Ness to the volcanoes of Iceland, all in pursuit of the mother of all monsters.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Special: "Year of Beasts"

Mon, May 20, 2013

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1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Amazon Titanic

Sun, Apr 6, 2014

It was hailed as the safest boat on the river, but when the Sobral Santos sank on a pitch-black night, it's said many of the passengers were eaten alive. The death toll ran into the hundreds and dwarfs all of angling explorer Jeremy Wade's previous investigations combined. So, what was to blame? A river this vast hides many dangerous secrets, and Jeremy will have to travel hundreds of miles to retrace the doomed boat's last voyage. On the way he faces adversaries, old and new, as he goes to extreme lengths to uncover what was behind the Amazon Apocalypse.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Jungle Terminator

Sun, Apr 13, 2014

Biologist and freshwater detective Jeremy Wade continues his year of Amazon exploration, investigating three mysterious deaths in three separate countries: Peru, Colombia and Brazil. The bodies have been recovered with bizarre injuries, the likes of which Jeremy has never seen before. In a bid to get to the truth, Jeremy embarks on his most remote mission yet, crossing dangerous borders and passing through the territories of warring tribes to live with the Matis, a mysterious, secretive tribe, deep in the Brazilian Amazon. Can they get him closer to the terrifying creature he's come so far to find?

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ River of Blood

Sun, Apr 20, 2014

Investigating reports of a brutal riverside mutilation, Jeremy Wade heads to remote wetlands. There, he comes face to face with one of South America's greatest freshwater fighters and uncovers the slasher stalking Argentina's River of Blood.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Man-Eating Monster

Sun, May 4, 2014

For years Jeremy Wade has hunted a legendary Amazon giant. Locals call it the lau-lau - a creature said to swallow men whole. The evidence he needs, a single colossal specimen, has so far eluded him. But this time he's not coming back without one.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Bone Crusher

Sun, May 18, 2014

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a new river monster after a corpse is found with highly unusual injuries. He also uncovers a spate of disappearances and a mysterious creature patrolling the water. Are all three things connected?

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Body Snatcher

Mon, May 26, 2014

Jeremy Wade has heard tales of a body-snatching spirit that locals call the Water Mama. Now, people are disappearing without trace from these waters and Jeremy is convinced there is a real flesh and blood River Monster lurking behind the legend.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Special: Monster Hunting Secrets

Mon, Apr 7, 2014

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8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Special: American Horrors

Thu, May 22, 2014

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9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Special: Killer Mysteries

Tue, May 20, 2014

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10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Special: Lethal Encounters

Wed, May 21, 2014

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11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Special: Worst Nightmares

Sat, May 17, 2014

Jeremy revisits the stories that have haunted him the most.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Canadian Horror

Sun, Apr 5, 2015

From Canada's waterlogged wilderness come stories of a twenty-foot lake monster that attacks humans. Freshwater detective Jeremy Wade tries to track down this shadowy predator with a mouth said to resemble a bear-trap.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Mekong Mutilator

Sun, Apr 12, 2015

Jeremy Wade is lured to the shores of the Mekong River in Cambodia to search for a monstrous fish that has mauled and mutilated several people.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Jurassic-Sized Prehistoric Terror

Sun, Apr 19, 2015

Jeremy Wade is on the trail of horrifying killers from the depths of time. Fearsome, prehistoric beasts are brought back to life using cutting edge technology and recently unearthed fossils in a quest to find the greatest river monster of all time.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Alaska's Cold Water Killer

Sun, May 3, 2015

For years fishermen have been vanishing in Alaska's remote and unforgiving wilderness - their deaths unseen, their bodies never found. For freshwater detective Jeremy Wade, a recent fatal incident sends him on a search for possible suspects.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ South Pacific Terrors

Sun, May 10, 2015

Jeremy goes to Fiji to investigate reports of people being attacked underwater and tries to find out if there are multiple culprits or if a single perpetrator is to blame.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Africa's Deadliest

Sun, Apr 12, 2015

Jeremy Wade returns to Africa's Okavango Delta to investigate a pack-hunting carnivore blamed for mauling the victims of a capsized boat. This time, Jeremy decides to put on his dive gear and offer himself as live bait in croc-infested waters.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Prehistoric Terror

Sun, May 24, 2015

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Special: Flashback to the First

Thu, Jan 1, 2015

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9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Special: Jeremy's Favorite Moments 1

Sun, Apr 26, 2015

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10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Special: Jeremy's Favorite Moments 2

Sun, Apr 26, 2015

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11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Special: Size Matters

Tue, May 19, 2015

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0Season 8

S8.E0 ∙ Season 8 Sneak Peek

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

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1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Deep Sea Demon

Thu, Apr 7, 2016

Jeremy takes a look at the ancient legends about sea serpents and tries to figure out what creature is possibly behind these tall tales.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Death Down Under

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

When six men vanish in the remote waters of northern Australia, extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels to the scene and embarks on one of his toughest investigations yet - taking on some of the deadliest animals on the planet in his search for a suspect.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Razorhead

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Something is terrorizing the Florida Keys, attacking both visitors and locals alike - striking its victims so violently it is slicing open flesh, even smashing bones. Jeremy Wade is determined to identity the assailant, but is quickly out of his depth.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Devil of the Deep

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade's cases usually involve freshwater culprits, but with multiple reports of a deep water serial killer in Mexico's 'Sea of Cortez', he must step out of his comfort zone and into unchartered depths in search of the red devil.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Terror in Paradise

Thu, May 5, 2016

Jeremy investigates tales of a mysterious shark-octopus hybrid called the Lusca

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Special: Into the Ocean

Thu, Apr 7, 2016

Extreme angler and underwater detective Jeremy Wade goes in search of the real creature behind the enduring legend of the sea serpent - starting with a violent attack in the English Channel, and culminating in the dark depths of the Mediterranean Sea.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Special: Secrets at Sea

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Jeremy goes behind the scenes and we see what went into the making of a season at sea.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Special: Invisible Killers

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Jeremy Wade has hunted down freshwater killers for 30 years, but those waters are infested with darker, deadlier creatures - parasites.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Special: Deadly Superstitions

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Jeremy relives some of his greatest catches when superstitions and unseen forces seem to have played a helping hand in his success.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Special: Blood River

Thu, May 5, 2016

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11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Special: Killer Discoveries

Thu, May 19, 2016

Jeremy revisits old cases and reveals new data received from his many scientific collaborations.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Special: Aftershow

Thu, Apr 7, 2016

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1Season 9

S9.E1 ∙ Coral Reef Killer

Sun, May 7, 2017

When a snorkeler is impaled and killed by an unseen underwater assailant in the waters surrounding the tropical island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, Jeremy Wade travels to the remote islands to investigate a spate of similar attacks across the region.

2Season 9

S9.E2 ∙ Volcanic Island Terror

Sun, May 21, 2017

On a volcanic island in the Pacific, terror grips a fishing community when something in the water leaves a trail of bloody victims in its wake with only a large puncture wound as evidence.

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S9.E3 ∙ Ice Cold Killer

Sun, Apr 30, 2017

When a sea monster washes up on an English beach, Jeremy Wade sets off to unmask the beast. His journey will take him to the ice sheets of Greenland and the fjords of Norway, where he races against the Arctic storm threatening to end his quest

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S9.E4 ∙ Return of the Killer Catfish

Sun, May 14, 2017

Jeremy Wade investigates a case in Nepal that sounds strangely familiar - a lone fisherman dragged off his feet and into a mountain river by an unseen creature. Could the original river monster, the goonch catfish, be back from the brink?

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S9.E5 ∙ Malaysian Lake Monster

Sun, May 28, 2017

After two men vanish from a remote lake in Malaysia, Jeremy Wade sets out to track down the possible culprit. A trail of evidence leads Jeremy into an ancient rainforest, where an old adversary lies in wait.

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S9.E6 ∙ Special: Killer from the Abyss

Sun, Apr 23, 2017

Fishing detective Jeremy Wade embarks on the biggest and most complex investigation of his career; to unravel the mystery of what happened to passengers of a ship torpedoed in the mid-Atlantic during World War II.