Breakthrough Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Mars Perseverance: The Hunt Begins

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 2

Hunting for Martian Life: The Perseverance Rover)

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 3

Planet X

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 4

Return of the Wolves

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 5

The West Is Burning

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 6

Herculaneum Scrolls: Unraveling History

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 7

Homo Naledi: Egypt's Lost City

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 8

The Earliest Americans

Wed, Apr 29, 202624 mins

Episode 12

Modern Day Killer Asteroid

Wed, Apr 29, 2026

66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, causing a dinosaur mass extinction. With over 700,000 asteroids in space, what's in store for humanity and our planet if it happens again? Could humanity survive such a catastrophe? Explore the potential threats from space and what science is doing to prepare us for the unthinkable.

Episode 60

Deocoding Megalodon

Wed, Apr 29, 2026

By examining countless Megalodon teeth from around the world, scientists have concluded that "meg" was able to achieve its gargantuan proportions by starting its carnivorous diet early - in the womb. Dive into the mysteries of the Megalodon, an enormous prehistoric shark that once ruled the oceans. Scientists have been comparing the Megalodon to the modern great white shark, and studying how it could have grown so large. How did the Megalodon dominate the ancient seas? How did environmental changes and the Meg's hunter-prey dynamics affect its survival?

Episode 63

First Human Link

Wed, Apr 29, 2026