Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age.

Season 2 launched 16th October 2024.

    Ancient Apocalypse Season 1

  1. Watch Once There Was a Flood. Episode 1 of Season 1.31m

    Graham visits Gunung Padang, an Indonesian archeological site, to find proof of a lost civilization — and the potential cataclysm that wiped it out.

  2. Watch Stranger in a Time of Chaos. Episode 2 of Season 1.33m

    In Cholula, Mexico's oldest continuously-inhabited city, the journalist inspects the world's largest pyramid for signs of a forgotten past.

  3. Watch Sirius Rising. Episode 3 of Season 1.31m

    Graham discovers a fascinating pattern that may connect the spectacular megalithic temples of Malta, which he believes to be much older than reported.

  4. Watch Ghosts of a Drowned World. Episode 4 of Season 1.30m

    Few scholars have investigated the Bimini rock formation off the coast of Miami, once fabled to be the road to Atlantis — but Graham dives right in.

  5. Watch Legacy of the Sages. Episode 5 of Season 1.32m

    At Göbekli Tepe, the oldest known megalith in the world, Graham questions if simple hunter-gatherers alone could have built such an advanced structure.

  6. Watch America's Lost Civilization. Episode 6 of Season 1.33m

    Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance — or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.

  7. Watch A Fatal Winter. Episode 7 of Season 1.29m

    The author returns to Turkey to explore Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city and survival bunker that could shelter thousands in times of crisis.

  8. Watch Cataclysm and Rebirth. Episode 8 of Season 1.32m

    In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth — and its inhabitants — forever.

  9. Ancient Apocalypse Season 2: The Americas

  10. Watch Chapter I. Episode 1 of Season 2.42m

    From ancient footprints to mysterious earthworks, Graham continues his journey into the past alongside experts and curious minds, including Keanu Reeves.

  11. Watch Chapter II. Episode 2 of Season 2.41m

    Graham searches for answers to the questions behind ancient works of art, including 25,000-year-old Amazonian paintings and the megaliths of Rapa Nui.

  12. Watch Chapter III. Episode 3 of Season 2.39m

    Accompanied by local experts, Graham compares ancient oral traditions and learns Sacsayhuamán in Peru may be older than archaeologists ever imagined.

  13. Watch Chapter IV. Episode 4 of Season 2.41m

    Graham learns of a stone-shaping technique now lost to history, and explores how ancient Amazonians managed to thrive in an inhospitable rainforest.

  14. Watch Chapter V. Episode 5 of Season 2.41m

    Although thousands of miles apart, Graham considers the possible link between the shamanistic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon and tobacco in New Mexico.

  15. Watch Chapter VI. Episode 6 of Season 2.40m

    At Mexico's Temple of the Sun, Graham experiences the extent of the Mayans' astronomical expertise and investigates their complex calendar system.

Books related to the series

America Before (2019)

Was an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his life's work to find out--and in America Before, he draws on the latest archaeological and DNA evidence to bring his quest to a stunning conclusion.

Magicians of the Gods (2015)

Twenty years ago, Graham Hancock published Fingerprints of the Gods an astonishing, deeply controversial investigation of the mysteries of and the evidence for Earth's lost prehistoric civilization. Twenty years after this massive bestseller debuted, Hancock returns with its sequel, filled with completely new scientific and archaeological evidence.

Underworld (2002)

What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found—until now.

Fingerprints of the Gods (1995)

Could the story of mankind be far older than we have previously believed? Using tools as varied as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths, Graham Hancock presents a compelling case to suggest that it is.