Surviving Death
Explores questions that have been contemplated throughout time: What does it mean to die, and is death the end of our existence? Weaving together innovative new research with firsthand accounts from those who’ve been close to death.
Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV
Cast:Mary Neal , Bruce Greyson , Jim Tucker , Peter Fenwick , Kimberly Clark Sharp , Dannet Cramer , Jose Hernandez , Stephanie Arnold , Jonathan Arnold , Julie Levitt , Sandra O'Hara , Karina Cuellar , Payton Harbour
S1.E1 ∙ Near-Death Experience
A doctor is found lifeless after going over a waterfall. Now she and others share their near-death experiences. Does consciousness expand after death?
S1.E2 ∙ Mediums Part 1
Poised between life and death, mediums promise a chance to commune with the departed. Can seekers cultivate that ability and find solace and healing?
S1.E3 ∙ Mediums Part 2
A medium leads a séance, deeply moving a student. Plaster casts of "spirit" hands--physical manifestations of the dead--are explored.
S1.E4 ∙ Signs from the Dead
A bird, a dancing light or a caress: Signs and messages from the dead happen all the time, mediums say. So the grieving look for ways to communicate.
S1.E5 ∙ Seeing Dead People
Can consciousness survive a body's demise? An investigator records eerie sounds at a historic spot, and a doctor discusses encounters with the dying.
S1.E6 ∙ Reincarnation
Vivid details and unshakeable confidence--from a 5-year-old. A child psychiatrist studies cases of past-life memories, which occur around the world.
