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River Monsters

Specials 2009 - 2017
TV-PG

  • 2009-06-01T01:00:00Z on Animal Planet
  • 1h
  • 3d 24m (72 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Action, Adventure, Reality
Extreme angler, Jeremy Wade, is on the hunt for freshwater fish with a taste for human flesh. This rip-roaring ride through the dark side of nature mixes action and adventure with mysteries, edge of the seat chase and a battle of wills between man and almost supernatural beasts who lurk in the serpentine waterways of the planet, mooching murderously underwater, growing to truly awesome sizes. Watch as Jeremy Wade deconstructs exactly how these river monsters are constructed to kill.

75 episodes

Two years ago, on the treacherous Kali River, high in the mountains of Northern India, Jeremy Wade unearthed the mother of all fisherman's tales and the ultimate freshwater horror: a super-sized freshwater fish turned man-eater. Jeremy takes on the biggest, toughest challenge he's ever faced as he heads back to the Himalayas to separate fact from fiction and track down the monstrous beast.

2011-03-07T02:00:00Z

Special 2 The Giants

Special 2 The Giants

  • 2011-03-07T02:00:00Z1h

Biologist and extreme fisherman Jeremy Wade offers a retrospective of his harrowing attempts to reel in some of the largest freshwater fish in the world, including a man-eating catfish and a massive stingray in Thailand.

2011-04-04T01:00:00Z

Special 3 The Deadliest

Special 3 The Deadliest

  • 2011-04-04T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy re-lives his most heart-stopping encounters with the world's deadliest fish.

2011-05-09T01:00:00Z

Special 4 The Most Bizarre

Special 4 The Most Bizarre

  • 2011-05-09T01:00:00Z1h

Angler Jeremy Wade re-lives his encounters with some of the world's most bizarre, and gruesome, freshwater monsters - beasts that can swallow you whole, swim up your private parts, or even eat you alive from within!

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.

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.

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.

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.

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

Special 9 Killer Weapons

Special 9 Killer Weapons

  • 2012-05-23T01:00:00Z1h

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

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Special 10 Lethal Legends

Special 10 Lethal Legends

  • 2012-05-24T01:00:00Z1h

Is there a snakelike fish in New Zealand that could devour you? Or a fishlike 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.

Jeremy recalls close encounters with dangerous marine animals, including wolffish and whaler sharks.

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Special 12 Untold Stories

Special 12 Untold Stories

  • 2012-05-26T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy Wade is renowned for tracking down freshwater beasts, yet it's the untold stories of what happened along the way that are often the best. In this special 'Behind-the-Scenes' edition, Wade reveals how reeling in the big fish is often the easy part!

No other group of fish has such a diversity of horrors, or has spread so successfully around the world. Jeremy Wade re-lives his most intense encounters as he asks: Why are Catfish so often at the top of the suspect list?

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

Special 14 Lair of Giants

Special 14 Lair of Giants

  • 2012-05-29T01:00:00Z1h 24m

The season four finale episode is a two-hour look into one of the most challenging expeditions of Jeremy Wade's life. He'll travel to the isolated and untouched jungles of Guyana, South America, where early explorers wrote about a river system filled with mysterious giants. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Wade embarks on an epic journey where he'll tackle the Essequibo — South America's third largest and least known river. He immerses himself in the culture of the Macushi Indians and must earn the trust of these native people in order to gather their knowledge and hear their stories. Once again he'll set out to separate fact from fiction. Are there terrifying ancient monsters still alive in this region's hostile waters?

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

Special 15 Year of Beasts

Special 15 Year of Beasts

  • 2013-05-21T01:00:00Z1h

Before Jeremy caught radioactive catfish in Chernobyl and killer stingrays in Colombia, he didn’t think Season 5 would bring any new or unusual river monsters.

He couldn’t have been more wrong:

“At the end of Season 4, I seriously wondered where we could possibly go from there. Surely we'd now run out of monsters. But thoughts of retirement, and warm cups of cocoa in my armchair, proved to be premature. We dug even deeper into fishing folklore and struck an unexpectedly rich seam of new stories, surprising discoveries and spectacular fish. It truly was an exceptional year of travels, surpassing all expectations, and these are the highlights...”

2013-05-25T01:00:00Z

Special 16 Top Ten Beasts

Special 16 Top Ten Beasts

  • 2013-05-25T01:00:00Z1h

In this special edition of River Monsters, extreme angler Jeremy Wade brings together the ten biggest and baddest catches of his career. His battles with them have drawn blood, nearly ripped off his arms and become obsessions.

2013-11-01T01:00:00Z

Special 17 Worst Nightmares

Special 17 Worst Nightmares

  • 2013-11-01T01:00:00Z1h

Angler Jeremy Wade recalls haunting encounters with freshwater creatures in Vermont, South America and Papua New Guinea.

Welcome to River Monsters LIVE! The conversation with Jeremy Wade continues right here, after the Season 6 premiere episode "Amazon Apocalypse" and the first half hour of the live Aftershow on your TV. Join River Monsters Executive Producer Lisa Lucas as she sits down with our favorite angler to answer every burning question from fans and give intimate insight into the new season to come.

Jeremy reveals his tactics into how he manages to track down the river monsters.

2014-05-21T01:00:00Z

Special 20 Killer Mysteries

Special 20 Killer Mysteries

  • 2014-05-21T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy Wade relives the most confusing and perplexing cases of his career.

2014-05-22T01:00:00Z

Special 21 Lethal Encounters

Special 21 Lethal Encounters

  • 2014-05-22T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy's dangerous moments, including surviving a plane crash, nearly being struck by lightning and exploring a radioactive landscape, are recalled.

2014-05-23T01:00:00Z

Special 22 American Horrors

Special 22 American Horrors

  • 2014-05-23T01:00:00Z1h

A look at menacing creatures said to be found in U.S. waterways.

Jeremy looks back on his encounter in the Congo River with the notorious Goliath Tiger Fish.

Jeremy looks back on his journey to South Africa in search of a monstrous freshwater shark.

Jeremy looks back on the time he learned the gruesome truth about a Mongolian killer fish.

Jeremy relives his journey through the Amazon rainforest in search of a legendary creature said to swallow men whole.

Jeremy Wade looks back on a mysterious man-eating eight-foot beast said to be legend over 200-years old.

Jeremy Wade looks back on his mission to track down the famous monster of Loch Ness.

Jeremy looks back on his European quest in search of an aggressive man-eating predator.

Jeremy reflects on the Central American quest that took him to the breaking point.

Extreme angler, Jeremy Wade, is on the hunt for freshwater fish with a taste for human flesh. This rip-roaring ride through the dark side of nature mixes action and adventure with mysteries, edge of the seat chase and a battle of wills between man and almost supernatural beasts who lurk in the serpentine waterways of the planet, mooching murderously underwater, growing to truly awesome sizes. Watch as Jeremy Wade deconstructs exactly how these river monsters are constructed to kill.

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.

2015-05-19T01:00:00Z

Special 33 Killer Treasures

Special 33 Killer Treasures

  • 2015-05-19T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy shows off various treasures he has acquired - from lucky charms to penis sheaths; from knife-proof gloves to yak-skin; Jeremy shares the bizarre stories behind each one.

2015-05-20T01:00:00Z

Special 34 Size Matters

Special 34 Size Matters

  • 2015-05-20T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy looks back on seven specific blockbuster catches with the largest and scariest beasts of his career.

2015-05-21T01:00:00Z

Special 35 African Horrors

Special 35 African Horrors

  • 2015-05-21T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy relives his encounters with record-breaking sharks and a super-sized Congo tiger-fish in African waters.

This extended two hour special of "Prehistoric Terror" features new footage of Jeremy investigating prehistoric monsters and their modern day counterparts.

2016-04-08T01:00:00Z

Special 37 Into the Ocean

Special 37 Into the Ocean

  • 2016-04-08T01:00:00Z1h

In this special episode, Jeremy charts THE JOURNEY that has taken him from freshwater rivers into the heart of the big blue and revisits the extraordinary and deadly monsters he has encountered along the way.

Wade revisits some of his previous adventures and investigates the spiritual and mythological events behind them.

2016-05-13T01:00:00Z

Special 39 Invisible Killers

Special 39 Invisible Killers

  • 2016-05-13T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy has tracked down freshwater killers for 30 years, but now he's discovered that he was sharing those waters with darker, deadlier creatures - parasites. Faced with the fact that he might be harboring his own undetected killer, Jeremy undergoes specialized tests at the world's first school of tropical medicine and embarks on one of his most disturbing missions ever as he returns to the Amazon to hunt down the victims of horrific invisible predators that could very well be living inside him.

2016-05-20T01:00:00Z

Special 40 Killer Discoveries

Special 40 Killer Discoveries

  • 2016-05-20T01:00:00Z1h

In this special edition of River Monsters, Jeremy looks back at the scientific collaborations that have had the most impact on him and reveals new data from the teams he worked with.

2016-06-03T01:00:00Z

Special 41 Secrets at Sea

Special 41 Secrets at Sea

  • 2016-06-03T01:00:00Z1h

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads into new territory - the open ocean. Go behind the scenes as Jeremy and his crew face stormy seas, deep-water dives, dangerous creatures and extreme hardship as they in this special episode looks back on the production of an entire season at sea.

2017-05-01T01:00:00Z

Special 42 Monster Scars

Special 42 Monster Scars

  • 2017-05-01T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy looks back at the injuries, accidents and moments of agony he inevitably endures in his line of work.

A look at epic journeys, insane stunts and raw confrontations involved in hooking the world's biggest aquatic monsters.

2017-05-22T01:00:00Z

Special 44 Aquatic Aliens

Special 44 Aquatic Aliens

  • 2017-05-22T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy looks back at the most outlandish aquatic aliens he encountered on his missions.

In this special episode, Jeremy reveals brand-new personal insights and untold stories behind the most epic and challenging adventures of his River Monsters career.

Jeremy looks back on his encounter in the Congo River with the notorious Goliath Tiger Fish.

Jeremy looks back on his journey to South Africa in search of a monstrous freshwater shark.

2015-05-20T01:00:00Z

Special 54 Size Matters

Special 54 Size Matters

  • 2015-05-20T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy looks back on seven specific blockbuster catches with the largest and scariest beasts of his career.

Special 55 Monster Hunting Secrets

  • 2014-05-19T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy reveals his tactics into how he manages to track down the river monsters.

2014-05-23T01:00:00Z

Special 56 American Horrors

Special 56 American Horrors

  • 2014-05-23T01:00:00Z1h

A look at menacing creatures said to be found in U.S. waterways.

2014-05-21T01:00:00Z

Special 57 Killer Mysteries

Special 57 Killer Mysteries

  • 2014-05-21T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy Wade relives the most confusing and perplexing cases of his career.

2014-05-22T01:00:00Z

Special 58 Lethal Encounters

Special 58 Lethal Encounters

  • 2014-05-22T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy's dangerous moments, including surviving a plane crash, nearly being struck by lightning and exploring a radioactive landscape, are recalled.

2013-11-01T01:00:00Z

Special 59 Worst Nightmares

Special 59 Worst Nightmares

  • 2013-11-01T01:00:00Z1h

Angler Jeremy Wade recalls haunting encounters with freshwater creatures in Vermont, South America and Papua New Guinea.

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

Special 60 Year of Beasts

Special 60 Year of Beasts

  • 2013-05-21T01:00:00Z1h

Before Jeremy caught radioactive catfish in Chernobyl and killer stingrays in Colombia, he didn’t think Season 5 would bring any new or unusual river monsters.

He couldn’t have been more wrong:

“At the end of Season 4, I seriously wondered where we could possibly go from there. Surely we'd now run out of monsters. But thoughts of retirement, and warm cups of cocoa in my armchair, proved to be premature. We dug even deeper into fishing folklore and struck an unexpectedly rich seam of new stories, surprising discoveries and spectacular fish. It truly was an exceptional year of travels, surpassing all expectations, and these are the highlights...”

2011-04-04T01:00:00Z

Special 61 The Deadliest

Special 61 The Deadliest

  • 2011-04-04T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy re-lives his most heart-stopping encounters with the world's deadliest fish.

2011-05-09T01:00:00Z

Special 62 The Most Bizarre

Special 62 The Most Bizarre

  • 2011-05-09T01:00:00Z1h

Angler Jeremy Wade re-lives his encounters with some of the world's most bizarre, and gruesome, freshwater monsters - beasts that can swallow you whole, swim up your private parts, or even eat you alive from within!

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.

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.

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.

Two years ago, on the treacherous Kali River, high in the mountains of Northern India, Jeremy Wade unearthed the mother of all fisherman's tales and the ultimate freshwater horror: a super-sized freshwater fish turned man-eater. Jeremy takes on the biggest, toughest challenge he's ever faced as he heads back to the Himalayas to separate fact from fiction and track down the monstrous beast.

2016-04-08T01:00:00Z

Special 67 Into the Ocean

Special 67 Into the Ocean

  • 2016-04-08T01:00:00Z1h

In this special episode, Jeremy charts THE JOURNEY that has taken him from freshwater rivers into the heart of the big blue and revisits the extraordinary and deadly monsters he has encountered along the way.

2016-06-03T01:00:00Z

Special 68 Secrets at Sea

Special 68 Secrets at Sea

  • 2016-06-03T01:00:00Z1h

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads into new territory - the open ocean. Go behind the scenes as Jeremy and his crew face stormy seas, deep-water dives, dangerous creatures and extreme hardship as they in this special episode looks back on the production of an entire season at sea.

2016-05-12T01:00:00Z

Special 69 Invisible Killers

Special 69 Invisible Killers

  • 2016-05-12T01:00:00Z1h

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

Special 70 Deadly Superstitions

  • 2016-04-29T01:00:00Z1h

Wade revisits some of his previous adventures and investigates the spiritual and mythological events behind them.

2016-05-20T01:00:00Z

Special 71 Killer Discoveries

Special 71 Killer Discoveries

  • 2016-05-20T01:00:00Z1h

In this special edition of River Monsters, Jeremy looks back at the scientific collaborations that have had the most impact on him and reveals new data from the teams he worked with.

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

Special 72 Lair of Giants

Special 72 Lair of Giants

  • 2012-05-29T01:00:00Z1h

The season four finale episode is a two-hour look into one of the most challenging expeditions of Jeremy Wade's life. He'll travel to the isolated and untouched jungles of Guyana, South America, where early explorers wrote about a river system filled with mysterious giants. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Wade embarks on an epic journey where he'll tackle the Essequibo — South America's third largest and least known river. He immerses himself in the culture of the Macushi Indians and must earn the trust of these native people in order to gather their knowledge and hear their stories. Once again he'll set out to separate fact from fiction. Are there terrifying ancient monsters still alive in this region's hostile waters?

Special 73 Killer Sharks And Rays

  • 2012-04-30T01:00:00Z1h

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.

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

Special 74 Killer Weapons

Special 74 Killer Weapons

  • 2012-05-23T01:00:00Z1h

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

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Special 75 Lethal Legends

Special 75 Lethal Legends

  • 2012-05-24T01:00:00Z1h

Is there a snakelike fish in New Zealand that could devour you? Or a fishlike 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.

Jeremy recalls close encounters with dangerous marine animals, including wolffish and whaler sharks.

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Special 77 Untold Stories

Special 77 Untold Stories

  • 2012-05-26T01:00:00Z1h

Jeremy Wade is renowned for tracking down freshwater beasts, yet it's the untold stories of what happened along the way that are often the best. In this special 'Behind-the-Scenes' edition, Wade reveals how reeling in the big fish is often the easy part!

Special 78 The Deadliest Catfish

  • 2012-05-28T01:00:00Z1h

No other group of fish has such a diversity of horrors, or has spread so successfully around the world. Jeremy Wade re-lives his most intense encounters as he asks: Why are Catfish so often at the top of the suspect list?

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