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Life After People
Life After People

Life After People

—On the heels of the History channel special that explored what Earth might be like if the human race were suddenly to disappear comes a series that provides, in even-more detail, a picture of a post-human future, revealing the fate of structures like the Sears Tower and the Sistine Chapel and creatures that might inherit the places we once lived. Supporting the visuals and special effects are interviews with specialists from the fields of engineering, botany, biology, geology and archaeology.
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Season 18 of 10 Episodes

  • The quest for immortality and what might happen to bodies left behind that were embalmed and buried, mummified or cryogenically frozen in a post-human world.

  • Imagining the future of Chicago, Atlanta and London in a world devoid of people and being overtaken by the forces of nature.

  • Earth is invaded by predatory forces; pythons that were formerly pets battle native alligators for domination in the Everglades; invasive plants strip oxygen from rivers and lakes; desert sandstorms invade Phoenix; Shanghai sinks.

  • The fate of entombed treasures, including the contents of a mysterious "doomsday vault," the "Mona Lisa" and the Declaration of Independence; Philadelphia's Liberty Bell cracks for good; San Francisco cable cars and bridges snap.

  • The possible post-apocalyptic future of U.S. gambling meccas; a new rat pack takes over, wax figures of celebrities melt, and iconic hotels crumble in Las Vegas; the ocean tears apart Atlantic City hotels, but the boardwalk stands fast.

  • The fate of mankind's machinery of war; a sunken nuclear missile explodes; Pearl Harbor comes under new attacks; snow causes urban avalanches; dairy cows are threatened; events in Denver, Hawaii and a mysterious island near New York City.

  • The fate of cars, planes and roads; oil refineries turn into time bombs; harsh northern winters ravish the Motor City; the Alamo succumbs to a new invader; dogs rekindle their hunting instincts; long-horn cattle flourish.

  • Destructive waters overtake the world; rain floods New Orleans again; Seattle's Space Needle succumbs to corrosion; Dubai's space-age structures are done in by humidity.
Life After People

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On the heels of the History channel special that explored what Earth might be like if the human race were suddenly to disappear comes a series that provides, in even-more detail, a picture of a post-human future, revealing the fate of structures like the Sears Tower and the Sistine Chapel and creatures that might inherit the places we once lived. Supporting the visuals and special effects are interviews with specialists from the fields of engineering, botany, biology, geology and archaeology.

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James Lurie

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