Mysteries from Above
Mysteries from Above takes to the skies to offer audiences a chance to see the world from fresh and exhilarating perspectives. The series explores remote, hard-to-reach locations as drones explore strange geological occurrences, unique man-made structures, curious creatures and lost civilizations, revealing fascinating insights and never-before-seen footage to the viewers. Each episode follows four unique storylines from developed and isolated aerial vantage points, with in-depth analysis and narration from world leading experts including Dr. Karen Bellinger, Anthropologist and Historical Archaeologist; Dr. Cylita Guy, Ecologist and Data Scientist; Dr. Dan Riskin, Evolutionary Biologist; Anthony Morgan, Science Communicator; Dr. Jean Li, Archaeologist; George Kourounis, Explorer-in-Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society; and many more.
- 2022-2025
- 4 seasons
- History Channel
- Documentary
Mysteries from Above takes to the skies to offer audiences a chance to see the world from fresh and exhilarating perspectives. The series explores remote, hard-to-reach locations as drones explore strange geological occurrences, unique man-made structures, curious creatures and lost civilizations, revealing fascinating insights and never-before-seen footage to the viewers. Each episode follows four unique storylines from developed and isolated aerial vantage points, with in-depth analysis and narration from world leading experts including Dr. Karen Bellinger, Anthropologist and Historical Archaeologist; Dr. Cylita Guy, Ecologist and Data Scientist; Dr. Dan Riskin, Evolutionary Biologist; Anthony Morgan, Science Communicator; Dr. Jean Li, Archaeologist; George Kourounis, Explorer-in-Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society; and many more.
Season 4 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
It's Getting Hot in Here
Thu, Oct 9, 2025 46 mins
Get a birds-eye view of a mysterious explosion in China and a quickly melting glacier on Earth's iciest continent. Investigate a strange orange haze enveloping the Big Apple, then float over a toxic, too-hot-to-handle lake in New Zealand.
Episode 2
Disasters
Thu, Oct 16, 2025 46 mins
Revealed from above; mysterious holes in Isreal; a ghost village hidden in the Colombian jungle; a shipwreck off the coast of Sri Lanka; and a gutted airplane fuselage abandoned in Iceland.
Episode 3
Desert Mysteries
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 46 mins
Investigate an abandoned village in the shifting sands on Dubai's outskirts and a collection of inexplicable stone circles in Colombia; then to a mysterious hilltop tower in Iran and a puzzling purple phenomenon in Chile's Atacama Desert.
Episode 4
Ancient Civilization
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 45 mins
Come across a set of disturbingly familiar stone monoliths in Colombia, then explore a lost city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Puzzle over an ancient ruin in Corinth, Greece, and explore a mind-blowing old structure on Malta.
Episode 5
Ice Cold Mysteries
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 45 mins
An abandoned site on an Antarctic Isle; strange, snowy shapes in Finland; a puzzling monolith in Norway; and a frozen waterfall of blood at the bottom of the world.
Episode 6
Archaeological Mysteries
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 45 mins
An out of place relic from World War II; stone circles with "grave" intentions; ancient mounds in Illinois; and remnants of a medieval village with a dark history.
Episode 7
Mysterious Marine Creatures
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 45 mins
"Fishy" marlin hunting behavior; whales with an odd accessorizing habit; a confounding congregation of sharks "down under"; and mysterious circles on the ocean floor.
Episode 8
Mysteries of the Abandoned
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 45 mins
A complex of abandoned "pods"; a mysterious concrete channel; a collection of out of place shapes in Greenland; and a baffling building with a mythical guardian.