Season 1

Life After People: The SeriesSeason 1

2009
10 Episodes

Episodes

The Bodies Left Behind
S01E01
8.0

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 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]

21 Apr 200944m
Outbreak
S01E02
8.0

Outbreak

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

28 Apr 200944m
The Capital Threat
S01E03
8.0

The Capital Threat

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

05 May 200943m
Heavy Metal
S01E04
8.0

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.

12 May 200943m
The Invaders
S01E05
8.0

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. Also, Shanghai disappears from the weight of their skyscrapers, and the ocean takes over Miami Beach.

19 May 200943m
Bound & Buried
S01E06
8.0

Bound & 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?

26 May 200945m
Sin City Meltdown
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 east coast, the oceans will destroy Atlantic City's casinos.

02 Jun 200943m
Armed & Defenseless
S01E08
8.0

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 near New York City.

09 Jun 200943m
Roads To Nowhere
S01E09
8.0

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 again and long-horn cattle population will rise quickly.

16 Jun 200943m
Waters Of Death
S01E10
8.0

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 House leads to its collapse

23 Jun 200944m