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  • 2009-04-22T02:00:00Z on History
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  • 7h 15m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • French, English
  • Documentary
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 disappear. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human extinction on the environment, and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2009-04-22T02:00:00Z

1x01 The Bodies Left Behind

Series Premiere

1x01 The Bodies Left Behind

  • 2009-04-22T02:00:00Z44m

What if every human being on earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish--it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. In this episode, we'll see what happens to some of the bodies left behind. Most embalmed and buried, some mummified, others cryogenically frozen. Will any of them truly achieve immortality? Or will they be outlived by other memorials to mankind, like the Statue of Liberty or the Sistine Chapel. This is just part of a journey that will take us to the future of cities of Boston and Houston--as well as haunting sites already devoid of man. CC HD [TVPG]

2009-04-29T02:00:00Z

1x02 Outbreak

1x02 Outbreak

  • 2009-04-29T02:00:00Z44m

An examination of what will become of the flora and fauna after the human demise, and how they may someday dominate the planet.

2009-05-06T02:00:00Z

1x03 The Capital Threat

1x03 The Capital Threat

  • 2009-05-06T02:00:00Z43m

An examination of Washington, DC and all it's monuments. Plus, a look at the fate of Los Angeles.

2009-05-13T02:00:00Z

1x04 Heavy Metal

1x04 Heavy Metal

  • 2009-05-13T02:00:00Z43m

A look at how long the nation's buildings and bridges will stand before the elements consume the steel and concrete, from New York City's skyscrapers to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and how once domesticated animals, like horses, will return to wild herds that roam America's grasslands. The episode also examines the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada, which was abandoned by people 90 years ago.

2009-05-20T02:00:00Z

1x05 The Invaders

1x05 The Invaders

  • 2009-05-20T02:00:00Z43m

Things begin to spread and take on area such as plants and animals. Includes alligators being eaten alive by pythons in the Florida Everglades, and lakes and rivers could be choked off by oxygen-robbing plants. Also, Shanghai disappears from the weight of their skyscrapers, and the ocean takes over Miami Beach.

2009-05-27T02:00:00Z

1x06 Bound and Buried

1x06 Bound and Buried

  • 2009-05-27T02:00:00Z45m

What will become of the encased treasures of the world, including the Mona Lisa painting or the Declaration of Independence, the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, and the bridges and cable cars within San Fransisco?

2009-06-03T02:00:00Z

1x07 Sin City Meltdown

1x07 Sin City Meltdown

  • 2009-06-03T02:00:00Z43m

The subject for this episode features the fate of gambling centers in Las Vegas, which has become overrun by rats, celebrities wax figures will melt, and world famous hotels will become mere ruins. On the east coast, the oceans will destroy Atlantic City's casinos.

2009-06-10T02:00:00Z

1x08 Armed & Defenseless

1x08 Armed & Defenseless

  • 2009-06-10T02:00:00Z43m

The fate of mankind's machinery of war: a sunken nuclear missile explodes, Pearl Harbor comes under renewed attacks, snow causes urban avalanches, and dairy cows are threatened. Featuring Denver, Hawaii, and a mysterious abandoned island near New York City.

2009-06-17T02:00:00Z

1x09 Roads to Nowhere

1x09 Roads to Nowhere

  • 2009-06-17T02:00:00Z43m

A look at the world of transportation and what will become of them after man disappears, including cars and trains, roadways, oil refineries, and Detroit. Also, the Alamo would be threatened, dogs would become wild again and long-horn cattle population will rise quickly.

Season Finale

2009-06-24T02:00:00Z

1x10 Waters of Death

Season Finale

1x10 Waters of Death

  • 2009-06-24T02:00:00Z44m

Massive waves of destruction threaten everything left behind by mankind in a post-apocalyptic world; U.S. cities face flooding as levees fail; famous paintings meet a tragic fate; a unique roof feature of the Sydney Opera House leads to its collapse

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