S01E01 The Bodies Left Behind
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...
Life After People: The Series
Population Zero.
S01E04: Heavy Metal
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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Outbreak
An examination of what will become of the flora and fauna after the human demise, and how they may someday dominate the planet.
S01E03 The Capital Threat
An examination of Washington, DC and all it's monuments. Plus, a look at the fate of Los Angeles.
S01E04 Heavy Metal
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...
S01E05 The Invaders
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....
S01E06 Bound and Buried
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?
S01E07 Sin City Meltdown
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...
S01E08 Armed & Defenseless
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...
S01E09 Roads to Nowhere
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...
S01E10 Waters of Death
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...
Cast
James Lurie
Self - Narrator
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
Self - Astrophysicist/Author
Dan Riskin
Self - Evolutionary Biologist
Don Wildman
Self - TV Host/Historian
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Self - Historian
