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Season 2 – Cities of the Underworld

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A camera crew descends hundreds of feet below the streets of major cities -- such as New York, Cairo, London and Tokyo -- to explore the layered remnants of civilizations left buried deep under modern metropolitan centers.
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Cities of the Underworld — Season 2

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Don Wildman

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François Mequer

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Luis Fernandez-Gil

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Jaime Awe

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Valerie Van Heest

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Timothy Ingrassia

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 23, 2008 Apocalypse Beneath Our Feet Evidence of the apocalypse is under the holy city of Jerusalem; host Don Wildman gains special access to a sacred stone said to protect the world from ultimate chaos. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 4, 2008 Vietnam Exploring Vietnam War-era tunnels, passages and secret caves used as shelters; the massive Cu Chi tunnel system; superbunkers. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 11, 2008 A-Bomb Underground Technology beneath the streets of Tokyo is to protect the city from natural disasters; Hiroshima's underground affords shelter from World War II's most powerful bombs; the secret life of Japanese ninjas. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 25, 2008 Viking Underground Exploring mysterious tombs, defense tunnels and an underground river beneath Dublin, Ireland. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 3, 2008 Prague's Hidden History Prague, Czech Republic: quarries in which Adolf Hitler may have stored his most powerful secret weapon; mines that doubled as Communist slave camps. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 10, 2008 Maya Underground Explorers uncover Mayan tombs, sacrificial altars, caves and entrances to the ancient civilization's underworld in the jungle of Belize, where hundreds of ruins dot the landscape. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 17, 2008 In The Shadows Of The Windy City A history of Chicago reveals vice dens, secret railroad lines, shipwrecks, and the spark that led to the atomic bomb. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 24, 2008 From The Depths Of The Ancient World Delving into Jerusalem's subterranean landscape uncovers an ancient escape route, a secret bullet factory, and data linked to the holy city's most-mysterious, most-enduring prophecies. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 31, 2008 New York: Secret Societies Dan Wildman explores the gangs, mob bosses, covert groups, and secret societies of early New York City; Wildman delves into the secret world of "sand hogs," mobster hideaways, hidden tunnels, and escape routes. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 14, 2008 Preparing For Doomsday Exploring the top-secret underground defenses of Washington, D.C.; how the U.S. prepares for the worst possible scenarios, from a nuclear catastrophe to the ravages of disease. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 21, 2008 Moscow's Subterranean Secrets Reminders of former Soviet leader Josef Stalin's terrifying legacy lie beneath the streets of Moscow in a subterranean web so vast that the Russian capital is in danger of caving in. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 28, 2008 Unearthing New Orleans' Layered History Specialists delve into the New Orleans underground to see how it stands in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and to assess whether the city would be ready for a similar storm in the future. Details Episode 13 Aired May 5, 2008 Soviets Below Us Host Don Wildman digs into the subterranean world of Cold War secrets in Ukraine, where the former Soviet Union stockpiled nuclear weapons, established submarine bases and built underground apartment blocks. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Lauren Lexton, Sarah Wetherbee, Marlene Braga, Dolores Gavin, Tom Rogan, Emre Sahin
Screenwriter
Carolyn Townsend, Mathilde Bittner, Chris Bray, Stuart Chait, Elizabeth Massie
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 23, 2008