Go there before it's gone.
Storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom embarks on a quest to tell the untold stories of extraordinary people, places, cultures and creatures that are at a crossroads.
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Across eight, one hour episodes, storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom will take viewers to Vanuatu; the Galapagos Islands; Ikaria, Greece; the Taj Mahal in India; the Alps; the Dead Sea; the Everglades and Venice. While in these visually stunning locations, captured by Bloom’s unparalleled cinematography, Weir explores the forces of change that effect so many lives, and discovers what can be done to save them.
8 episodes
Proud native tribes of the islands face head-on, a changing world that threatens their centuries old traditions.
Runtime: 60 minMany endangered species of the islands face the fate of extinction if not for the efforts of the world's leading naturalists fighting to keep their habitat unscathed.
Runtime: 60 minA visit to the remote Greek island of Ikaria where inhabitants live longer than most Americans and try to maintain their centuries old way of life in a modern world.
Runtime: 60 minWeir visits the Taj Mahal in India and learns about conservation efforts to save the Bengal tiger.
Runtime: 60 minThe Wonder List visits Jordan and Israel to examine the Dead Sea's decline, and meets the people battling to save it.
Runtime: 60 minA journey through the canals of Venice, where rising sea levels threaten the future of the historic city.
Runtime: 60 minA visit to the Alps where glaciers are receding to examine what the stakes are if the melting continues.
Runtime: 60 minA visit to Florida's endangered Everglades.
Runtime: 60 minStoryteller Bill Weir continues his worldwide quest to uncover the untold stories of remarkable people, places, cultures, and creatures, at the crossroads of change. Across six hour-long episodes, viewers will be transported to fascinating and breathtaking locations, including the glaciers and fjords of Iceland, the Peruvian ruins of Machu Picchu, the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, stunning Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa, the secretive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and to Cuba as it undergoes dramatic transformation.
6 episodes
Season 2 begins with a visit to Cuba where people are preparing for a tourist invasion.
Runtime: 60 minA visit to Iceland, where two-thirds of babies are born to unmarried parents, to explore whether the nation will be the first country to completely let go of marriage.
Runtime: 60 minAn examination of the Colorado River that sustains more than 40 million people in the West to see whether enough efforts are being made to see that it continues to flow, with populations booming and the waters receding.
Runtime: 60 minThe magical kingdom of Bhuton, "the happiest place on earth," is visited to see whether it can stay blissfully content as the modern world encroaches its borders.
Runtime: 60 minWeir goes on safari in Africa with naturalists fighting to save precious species from extinction.
Runtime: 60 minBill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the world's liberal cities, to find out if it can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.
Runtime: 60 minNo overview available.
6 episodes
A report on an American conservationist who has purchased vast tracts of land in Patagonia, much to the dismay of local developers.
Runtime: 60 minA visit to Madagascar where deforestation rages and unique species vanish, and where a fight is brewing to save one of the planet's most special places before it is ruined forever.
Runtime: 60 minAs sea levels rise, the sunken city of Heracleion sounds a stark warning of the growing threat faced by the planet's teeming coastal cities.
Runtime: 60 minMiners want to drill for billions of dollars worth of copper and gold beneath the pristine wilderness of America's last wild frontier but fishermen say the world's last great salmon run could be jeopardized.
Runtime: 60 minA look at predatory mammals in New Zealand.
Runtime: 60 minA look at whether the fragile beauty of the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu can be protected from an ever-growing number of visitors.
Runtime: 60 minNo overview available.
4 episodes
The pristine land of President Lincoln's favorite state is under threat like never before as developers, conservationists and cowboys battle for territory.
Runtime: 60 minGlobal warming is dramatically altering the landscape — and the prospects — of the world's largest island.
Runtime: 60 minAs surging seas and frequent floods batter America's most historic city, the fight is on to save beautiful Charleston and its storied past.
Runtime: 60 minThe global shutdown gave Hawaii's fragile islands a chance to recover from the effects of surging tourism. Can a new balance be struck to protect the island?
Runtime: 60 minThe Most Awe-Inspiring Places on the Planet | The Wonder List Trailer | CNN+