When Sharks Attack... and Why

All Episodes 2023
TV-14

  • 2018-01-13T05:00:00Zs at 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 5h 52m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Optomen Productions + 2 more, National Geographic, All3Media International
  • Documentary
From America's coastlines to exotic beaches around the world, shark attacks are becoming more unpredictable. Many of these attacks occur suddenly, in large numbers and in unexpected locations — puzzling locals and scientists alike. Experts investigate these mysterious incidents to discover what is affecting some of nature’s most feared fish.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

1x01 New York Nightmare

Series Premiere

1x01 New York Nightmare

  • 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z44m

An unprecedented surge of six shark attacks in just three weeks rocks the popular beaches of New York on one of their busiest days of the year, the Fourth of July.

2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

1x02 California Crisis

1x02 California Crisis

  • 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z44m

Shark attacks are rare along the northern California coast until seven attacks in 2020 and 2021 leave investigators racing to find a cause.

2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

1x03 Treasure Coast Terror

1x03 Treasure Coast Terror

  • 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z44m

In 2021, a spate of seven shark attacks rocks Florida's Treasure Coast, and beachgoers want to know why.

2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

1x04 Bitten in Bali

1x04 Bitten in Bali

  • 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z44m

Beginning in 2010, a single beach in Bali was the site of seven shark attacks - the first ever recorded along the islands coast. Why here and why now?

2023-07-10T04:00:00Z

1x05 Hawaii's Sharktober

1x05 Hawaii's Sharktober

  • 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z44m

Every year, the number of shark attacks in Hawaii doubles in one specific month. Scientists try to solve the mysterious phenomenon of Sharktober.

2023-07-11T04:00:00Z

1x06 Ambush Down Under

1x06 Ambush Down Under

  • 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z44m

A new predator has entered the shark attack scene in New South Wales, Australia. And it biteswith a frequency that is second only to the great white.

2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

1x07 Summer of Sharks

1x07 Summer of Sharks

  • 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z44m

Charleston, SC is renowned as the jewel of the south, but during 2 summers, its known for something different - 5 terrifying shark attacks.

2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

1x08 Panic in Paradise

1x08 Panic in Paradise

  • 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z44m

In 2016, New Caledonia sees an unprecedented five shark attacks, two of them fatal. Scientists scramble to explain this horrifying surge.

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