Drain the Oceans

Name: Drain the Oceans
Genre: Documentary, History, Mystery

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Genres: Documentary History Mystery

First Aired: 2009-08-09Length: 48 MinStatus: Continuing

Available at: Disney+ (Can be changed Report errors.)

Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 7 (show/hide)
3	Frozen Frontiers	2026-01-02
A 200-year-old ship and a top-secret military stronghold lost below the ice. Two stories of ambition and catastrophe, frozen in time, now uncovered.
2	WWII's Sunken Secrets	2026-01-02
Pearl Harbor sparks one of history’s deadliest conflicts—and it’s just the start. Wrecks expose failed missions and fierce battles on every front.
1	Rivers That Built a Nation	2026-01-02
From early trade vessels to Civil War-era steamers, U.S. rivers reveal a rich history as vital lifelines for commerce, conflict and exploration.

Season 6 (show/hide)
6	$20 Million Time Bomb	2023-04-09
The true story of one of the darkest crimes on the high seas; the sinking of the MV Lucona and its crew, all to claim a massive insurance pay out.
5	Invasion USA	2023-04-02
A shipwreck is thought to be a lost flagship from the War of 1812, and an artist uncovers her ancestor’s link to the burning of the White House.
4	The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship	2023-03-26
Fragments of porcelain and blocks of beeswax lead to a 250-year-old shipwreck and a forgotten trade route of vast cargo ships in the Pacific.
3	Secrets of the Dinosaurs	2023-03-19
From Patagonia to Canada, paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.
2	Rise of the Mob	2023-03-12
Lost wrecks reveal how the Mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.
1	Alaska	2023-03-05
Draining Alaskas extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.

Season 5 (show/hide)
6	Narcos	2022-12-20
Narcos: With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cocaine into the US over the last 40 years.
5	Ancient Maya Resurrection	2022-12-13
Maya Collapse: New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the ancient Maya.
4	The Alamo	2022-12-06
Archaeologists are researching the events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, one of the most famous sieges in American history. Shipwrecks filled with weapons have now been found in the Gulf of Mexico.
3	Pearl Harbor	2022-11-29
Draining Hawaii reveals Japan's secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona serving as a reminder of the forces unleashed.
2	The Amber Room	2022-11-22
The discovery of a wreck in the Baltic Sea leads to a treasure hunt, but what they find is even more precious: the story of Germany's Dunkirk.
1	The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead	2022-11-15
New discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal the identities and final moments of those trapped during Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2000 years ago.

Season 4 (show/hide)
10	Sea of Secrets	2021-08-23
The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.
9	The Great Barrier Reef	2021-08-23
The mysterious sinking of Australia’s “Titanic”, a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.
8	Hurricane Apocalypse	2021-08-16
Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.
7	The Mississippi River	2021-08-16
From a steamboat in a cornfield to the true story behind Hurricane Katrina's floods, new discoveries reveal how the Mississippi river shaped America.
6	Venice's Lost Empire	2021-08-09
A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.
5	The First Americans	2021-08-09
Clues from a 13,000-year-old skeleton and a submerged coastline reveal surprising insights about the first humans to arrive in the Americas.
4	Hollywood	2021-08-09
From a buried film set to a WW1 Navy ship and old fishing barge, we discover the role these ruins played in Hollywood movie-making history.
3	Arctic War	2021-08-02
From a long lost US base beneath the Arctic ice cap, to a sunken Soviet submarine, the Cold War's toxic legacy is both fascinating and terrifying.
2	The Battle for the Black Swan	2021-08-02
Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?
1	The Wild West	2021-08-02
Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.

Season 3 (show/hide)
10	Chicago	2020-06-23
Underwater exploration reveals astonishing secrets: terrifying disasters, war-winning heroics and an engineering marvel that saves the city.
9	The Last Wrecks of WWII	2020-06-16
Hitler’s latest weapons sink during a top-secret U-boat mission. An American aviation breakthrough brings victory to the Allies in the Pacific.
8	Raiders of the Civil War	2020-06-09
Draining American rivers, seas and oceans reveals military tactics from the American Civil War that rewrote the rules of warfare forever.
7	The American Revolution	2020-06-02
Forgotten wrecks from the American Revolution are discovered. Cutting-edge computer graphics shed new light on the struggle for independence.
6	Pirate Ships of the Caribbean	2020-05-26
Uncovering the long-lost shipwrecks of legendary captains reveals why the Caribbean — more than all other seas — became famous for pirates.
5	The Battle of Britain	2020-05-19
In summer 1940, Great Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Now we uncover the wrecks that reveal the truth behind the Battle of Britain.
4	Egypt's Sunken City	2020-05-12
A legendary ancient Egyptian city, lost beneath the waves for 2,000 years, finally gives up its secrets.
3	The Viking Seas	2020-05-05
After vanishing in the Baltic over 450 years ago, a formidable battleship reveals secrets.
2	The Atomic Ghost Fleet	2020-05-05
A high-tech survey reveals the dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
1	America's Last Slave Ship	2020-02-09
Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the Atlantic Slave Trade: the slave ship. An armoured, floating fortress operating for over four centuries, capturing and transporting over 12 million Africans, who were sold and forced to work in brutal conditions in the New World. By draining we reveal the cruel technology on-board, gain an insight into the horrific conditions and ID a wreck in Alabama that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil.

Season 2 (show/hide)
15	Rise of the Roman Empire	2019-10-14
The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.
14	Pacific Shockwave	2019-10-07
How Japan dominated the Pacific during World War II, crushing the Allies.
13	Lost Giants	2019-09-30
Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the biggest wrecks ever sunk beneath the seas; new scientific data combines with cutting-edge computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the world's most awe-inspiring wrecks.
12	Hitler's Killer Warships	2019-09-23
Shedding new light on Hitler's reign of terror and ultimate demise.
11	Secrets of Loch Ness	2019-09-16
Emptying the lake to finally reveal the monster's identity.
10	London's Secret History	2019-09-09
London's secret history is revealed.
9	Thai Cave Rescue	2019-09-02
A new 3D survey of the Thai cave in Tham Luang reveals how 12 boys were rescued after being trapped.
8	Pacific War Megawrecks	2019-08-12
A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic lost wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific.
7	Secrets of the Spanish Armada	2019-08-05
Spain's attempted conquest of England fails when its Armada is defeated; by draining the ocean, it is revealed that the English stole shipbuilding technology to build their own empire.
6	Lost Nukes of the Cold War	2019-07-29
Using computer-generated imagery, the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons are revealed on ocean floors, along with evidence of secret nuclear confrontations
5	Secrets of the Civil War	2019-07-22
Maritime archaeologists and historians search for the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.
4	Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush	2019-07-01
Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.
3	Killer U-Boats	2019-06-17
Shedding light on German U-Boats, the world’s first stealth weapons.
2	Secrets of New York City	2019-06-10
Submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets reveal the story of New York City’s rise.
1	Secrets of D-Day	2019-06-03
Sonar technology heads beneath Normandy's waves for a powerful look at the hundred plus ships wrecked during the largest amphibious invasion ever.

Season 1 (show/hide)
10	Malaysia Airlines 370	2018-07-30
Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.
9	Ultimate Battleships	2018-07-23
The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.
8	Mysteries of the China Seas	2018-07-16
The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.
7	Egypt's Lost Wonders	2018-07-09
The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.
6	Deadly Pacific	2018-07-02
The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to reveal the geological forces behind natural disasters and to uncover threats along the coast of Seattle, Tokyo and New Zealand.
5	Legends of Atlantis	2018-06-25
Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?
4	Sunken Treasures	2018-06-18
Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.
3	Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean	2018-06-11
The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.
2	Gulf of Mexico	2018-06-04
Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.
1	Nazi Secrets	2018-05-28
The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.

Season 0 (show/hide)
25	Battleground America	2024-06-10
Relics of Pearl Harbor, The Alamo, and The War of 1812 are unearthed.
24	Pacific Perils	2024-05-26
A 300-year-old ship and a Russian-era sailing vessel found in Pacific waters.
23	Sands of Time	2024-05-19
From titanosaur fossils to submerged Mayan caves, and even a thirty-two-ship whaling disaster, science unearths secrets of hidden history.
22	Hidden History	2024-05-12
Drowned shipwrecks, lost battlefields, and dinosaurs lie hidden, waiting for archaeologists to unlock their secrets using modern technology.
21	Criminal Underworld	2024-05-05
A mysterious plane wreck in the Caribbean and U.S. lakes and oceans sunken remains reveal a historical timeline of the unrelenting war on trafficking.
20	Deep Sea Mysteries	2022-11-16
Explore a world never seen before - a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the ocean bed. Combining the latest scientific data with state of the art CGI computer hardware we reveal some of the world's sunken mysteries. The Titanic, a WWII sunken battleship and the mysterious Flight 19 lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Using already aired episodes of Drain the Ocean we will be able to highlight each of these sunken treasures and tell their stories.
19	Secret Missions	2019-10-21
Stories of clandestine missions conducted beneath the waves have remained hidden from prying eyes for decades, until now.
18	Without A Trace	2019-02-12
December 1945, a squadron of US Navy planes vanishes off Florida’s coast and March, 2014 a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board is lost without a trace. Will the lessons learned from air disasters help solve the mysteries behind lost flights?
17	Undersea Empires	2019-02-05
Beneath the waters of the world, lies undersea empires and relics of their bloody wars. Through the use of cutting edge technology we will uncover lost empires… for the first time.
16	Deep Water Disasters	2019-01-29
The sea floor is the world's biggest tsunami machine, and its dangers have long remained hidden.
15	Americas Sunken Shores	2019-01-22
War, weather, and human error have led to some of the worst maritime disasters in US history. But imagine if we could empty the oceans, letting the water drain away to reveal these secrets of America’s sea floor.
14	Sabotage on the High Seas	2019-01-22
In maritime warfare, saboteurs are a silent and unseen enemy. Direct attacks, advanced weaponry and the element of surprise have sent many ships to their final resting place, on the seafloor.
13	Stormy Seas	2018-11-05
Mother nature’s fury has been the cause of countless wrecks for centuries. What can science reveal about these wrecks lost beneath the waves?
12	Sunken War Ships	2018-10-29
Sunken ships decisively influence WWI, and the impacts even changed the course of WWII.
11	Treasures of the Deep	2018-10-22
Using the latest technology to reveal lost treasures on the high seas.
10	Sunken Cities	2018-10-15
Unlocking the secrets of the world's sunken lost cities through science.
9	Drain the Sunken Pirate City	2017-07-09
Hidden beneath the waters of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbor lie the ruins of the biggest pirate city of all time, Port Royal. With its reputation for extravagance, liquor and ladies it became known as the “wickedest city on earth”.
8	Drain Alcatraz	2017-12-19
Drain Alcatraz uses cutting edge visual effects to 'drain' the waters around the notorious island of Alcatraz. With the waters drained away the secrets of Alcatraz are revealed, including exactly why the island's infamous prison was so inescapable. With no water in the way, San Francisco Bay is revealed to be a fascinating and chaotic place. Fault line scars left by epic earthquakes give scientists an idea as to when and where the next 'big one' will strike and, with the whole area drained, what will happen when it does. But what will remain of Alcatraz when the dust settles? Guest stars: Aaron Walter Burgett, Al Capone, Bill Baker, Clarence Anglin, Darl Lee Parker, Frank Lee Morris, James 'Whitey' Bulger, Jan Null, John Cantwell, John Martini, John Paul Scott, John William Anglin, Josh Logan, Patrick Barnard, Peter Gavette, Ralph Roe, Rikk Kvitek, Stephen Haller, Theodore Cole, Tom Parsons
7	Ghost Ships of the Atlantic	2018-07-31
Explore a world never seen before - a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the Atlantic sea bed.
6	Drain the Great Lakes	2011-12-01
CGI drains the Great Lakes, the world's largest system of free fresh water, to reveal hidden secrets of the continent's history and geological past. Guest stars: Fred Oliff, Hans Van Sumeren, John O'Shea, Nigel Wattrus, Russ Green, Steve Blasco, Tom Farnquist, Troy Holcolmbe
5	Drain the Ocean	2009-08-09
What if we could pull the plug and drain the planet's water? Follow NGC on a virtual scientific expedition to the deep.
4	Drain The Ocean: WWII	2016-09-19
New undersea surveys and 3-D imaging reveal secrets of World War II shipwrecks.
3	Drain the Titanic	2015-04-12
Advanced new underwater mapping combined with the latest computer graphics techniques, are today enabling us to virtually ‘drain’ the Titanic.
2	Drain the Bermuda Triangle	2014-12-07
A simulation shows what might happen if the section of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle were drained,
1	Villains of the Underworld	2018-05-29
Cutting edge technology will reveal the secrets of the sea floor and expose the shaky ground on which we all live.

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