A look ahead at the cataclysmic events that could extinguish the human race.
- Created by
- Douglas J. Cohen


A look ahead at the cataclysmic events that could extinguish the human race.
1 season · 10 episodes
S1 E1Killer Asteroid
Sep 30, 201646 min
65 Million Years ago, an asteroid impact caused a cascade of catastrophes that led to the downfall of the dinosaurs, but what would happen if the same size space rock struck near the same spot again? How would modern humans cope with a hail
S1 E2Black Hole
Oct 7, 201647 min
Human civilization is under attack from a catastrophic–but unseen–threat from space. A supermassive black hole is moving toward Earth at almost the speed of light. As this celestial killer approaches our planet, its enormous gravitational f
S1 E3Rogue Planet
Oct 14, 201647 min
There are twice as many rogue planets as stars in the galaxy. So what might happen if a ringed planet the size of Neptune were on a collision course with Earth? Within a period of just four hours, as people flee in panic, the gravity from t
S1 E4Solar Storm
Oct 21, 201649 min
When Earth gets hit by a deadly Solar Storm--a massive chunk of the Sun--our planet's electrical system turns into a smoking ruin. How does modern civilization cope without power?
S1 E5Nuclear War
Oct 21, 201647 min
World War 3 breaks out and a nuclear nightmare becomes reality as thousands of hydrogen bombs destroy the world's greatest cities. A deadly fallout of ash and debris creates a Nuclear Winter, plunging the planet into a sudden Ice Age. Crops
S1 E6Gamma Ray Burst
Oct 28, 201647 min
The most powerful blast of cosmic radiation in the Universe is just seconds from slamming into Planet Earth. When a gamma ray burst from two colliding stars hits the atmosphere, the deadly radiation delivers agonizing death and immediately