
Drain the Oceans
TV-PG2018•47m•7.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.0/10(27)
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this 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.
Production
Mallinson Sadler Productions, Electric Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
May 28, 2018
Last Aired
April 9, 2023
Networks
National Geographic
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Nazi Secrets
Air date: 2018-05-28
The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.

E2
Gulf of Mexico
Air date: 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.

E3
Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean
Air date: 2018-06-11
The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.

E4
Sunken Treasures
Air date: 2018-06-18
Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.

E5
Legends of Atlantis
Air date: 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?

E6
Deadly Pacific
Air date: 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.

E7
Egypt's Lost Wonders
Air date: 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.

E8
Mysteries of the China Seas
Air date: 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.

E9
Ultimate Battleships
Air date: 2018-07-23
The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.

E10
Malaysia Airlines 370
Air date: 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.
























