Life After People
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? 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.
- 2009-2025
- 3 seasons
- History Channel
- Documentary, Science Fiction
- TV-PG
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? 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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2009
Episode 1
The Bodies Left Behind
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 44 mins
Looks at the future of Boston and Houston after people disappear. It also looks at what will happen to the mummified and cryogenically frozen bodies that are left behind.
Episode 2
Outbreak
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 44 mins
Life After People looks at the future of Chicago, Atlanta, and London after people disappear. It also looks at what will happen to the dogs and pigs that humans have left behind.
Episode 3
The Capital Threat
Tue, May 5, 2009 45 mins
Life After People looks at what happens to Washington, Los Angeles, and Hollywood after people disappear. It also looks at what will happen to the zoo animals and the ocean garbage that have been left behind.
Episode 4
Heavy Metal
Tue, May 12, 2009 45 mins
Life After People looks at the future of New York and St. Louis after people disappear. It also looks at what will happen to gold at the Federal Reserves, the horses of Manhattan, and the Gateway Arch after people are gone.
Episode 5
The Invaders
Tue, May 19, 2009 45 mins
Life After People looks at what happens to Miami, Phoenix, and Shanghai after people disappear. It visits the abandoned village of Tyneham and looks at what will happen to the invasive species that have been left behind.
Episode 6
Bound and Buried
Tue, May 26, 2009 45 mins
Life After People looks at what happens to several landmarks including the Liberty Bell, Mona Lisa, and Golden Gate Bridge after people disappear. It also looks at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and visits the abandoned town of Centralia.
Episode 7
Sin City Meltdown
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 45 mins
Life After People looks at the future of Las Vegas and Atlantic City after people disappear. It also looks at what will happen to cats and the Voyager spacecraft and visits Americana Amusement Park in Monroe, Ohio.
Episode 8
Armed and Defenseless
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 44 mins
Life After People looks at the future of military hardware like the USS Missouri in a world without people. It also looks at the future of dairy cows and visits North Brother Island in New York and the Atlantic Wall.
Episode 9
Roads to Nowhere
Tue, Jun 16, 2009 43 mins
Life After People examines at the future of Detroit and San Antonio. It also looks at what will happen to oil refineries, longhorn cattle, and the Alamo and visits Detroit's abandoned Packard Plant.
Episode 10
Waters of Death
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 45 mins
Life After People looks at the future of Seattle and New Orleans. It also looks at what will happen to off shore oil platforms and weather satellites and visits parts of New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
