Life After People: The Series (2009)

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Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human extinction on the environment, and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind.

Documentary time change nature extinction speculativeHistory

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Epic, contemporary, plot-driven and grave.

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contemporarynostalgic
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Cast

James LurieSelf - Narrator
Hakeem Muata OluseyiSelf - Astrophysicist/Author
Don WildmanSelf - TV Host/Historian
Andrew Patrick NelsonSelf - Historian
Dan RiskinSelf - Evolutionary Biologist

Crew

David De VriesCreator
Laura VerklanDirector
Gabriel RotelloDirector
David De VriesWriter
Sam DolanWriter
Eric AmdahlOriginal Music Composer
Tom RoncaEditor
Motoshi WakabayashiEditor
Sven BerkemeierProducer

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Seasons

Season 110 eps · 2009
Season 210 eps · 2010
Season 38 eps · 2025

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