Disaster Autopsy
Overview
Disasters can strike anywhere, anytime. Expert analysis of the available evidence is used to recreate real-world disasters in cutting-edge 3D graphics. We can dissect them, peel back the layers, and even freeze time to reveal a disaster’s hidden and surprising causes-- a paperwork error, a bad glue job, or changing a restaurant’s opening hours. Whatever it is, "Disaster Autopsy" will uncover it.
Key Crew
Seasons
Season 1 (2024)
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8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Columbia, Eschede Train, Grenfell Tower
2024-08-17Space Shuttle Columbia, Eschede high-speed train crash, Grenfell Tower fire.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 2: Titan Missile, Estonia, Piper Alpha
2024-08-17Arkansas nuclear missile explosion, sinking of the Estonia, explosion on the oil rig Piper Alpha.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 3: 3 Mile Island, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Sampoong Mall
2024-08-243 Mile Island Nuclear meltdown, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, the Sampoong department store collapse.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 4: Apollo13, MGM Grand, Genoa Bridge
2024-08-31Why did Apollo 13 really explode? What caused the devastating fire in the MGM Grand? Why did a road bridge in Genoa collapse?
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 5: Surfside, Kursk, Kings Cross
2024-09-07The Surfside Condo collapse, the loss of the Kursk nuclear sub and the Kings Cross subway fire.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 6: Sugar Factory, Lac Megantic Train, Suez Canal
2024-09-14Lac-Mégantic train crash, Imperial Sugar refinery explosion, Ever Given container ship accident.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 7: Fukushima, Manhattan Crane, Forrestal
2024-09-21Fukushima nuclear plant, a Manhattan crane collapse, fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 8: Deepwater Horizon, Concorde, Kaprun Funicular
2024-09-28Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Concorde crash, the funicular fire at Kaprun.
Runtime: 45 min
