Unearthed (2016)
Overview
Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe to discover how they were designed, built, used, and in some cases, lost and rediscovered.
StatusReturning Series
TypeDocumentary
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Specials
1970 | 3 Episodes
Specials of Unearthed premiered on January 1, 1970
Season 1
2016 | 6 Episodes
Season 1 of Unearthed premiered on July 5, 2016
This first season reveals the hidden anatomy of London’s Big Ben, uncovers mysterious structures at the heart of the Great Wall of China, and deciphers the myths of the ancient Egyptians - revealing ancient wonders in a way you’ve never seen before.
Season 2
2017 | 12 Episodes
Season 2 of Unearthed premiered on May 23, 2017
The second series explores the mysteries of twelve ancient wonders: The Tomb of Tutankhamun, the Great Sphinx at Giza, the Mexican pyramid city of Teotihuacan, the Egyptian temple complex at Karnak, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, Scotland’s Stirling Castle, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, the Inca city of Machu Picchu, China’s ancient Terracotta Army, Jordon’s secret city of Petra and the Coliseum at Rome.
Season 3
2018 | 7 Episodes
Season 3 of Unearthed premiered on May 15, 2018
The third season reveals how the ancient Egyptians built Karnak by raising an obelisk using traditional techniques; uncovers the secrets of the lost fortresses of the Viking Age; looks for the Kublai Khan's hidden Yuan Palace in China; and it joins investigators uncovering nearly 1000 years of history beneath the Statue of Liberty.
Season 4
2018 | 10 Episodes
Season 4 of Unearthed premiered on October 2, 2018
The fourth season kicks off with an investigation into the Titanic and its infamous demise. Among the other site explored in the new season are Pompeii’s last unexplored quarter, the Bent Pyramid in Egypt and the lost city of Tikal located deep inside the Guatemalan jungle.
Season 5
2019 | 8 Episodes
Season 5 of Unearthed premiered on July 14, 2019
Season 6
2019 | 13 Episodes
Season 6 of Unearthed premiered on November 3, 2019
Season 7
2020 | 14 Episodes
Season 7 of Unearthed premiered on April 26, 2020
Season 8
2020 | 9 Episodes
Season 8 of Unearthed premiered on November 15, 2020
Season 9
2021 | 11 Episodes
Season 9 of Unearthed premiered on May 2, 2021
Season 10
2022 | 6 Episodes
Season 10 of Unearthed premiered on November 12, 2022
Season 11
2023 | 6 Episodes
Season 11 of Unearthed premiered on July 16, 2023