Underwater Universe
Welcome to the ocean's dark side. The series goes deep to explore forces that have terrorized our planet throughout history. Beneath the surface, Tides and Currents, Predators, Lethal Pressure and Killer Shockwaves create ongoing and ominous threats. Five deadly forces, four turbulent episodes, one powerful surge of entertainment.
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- History Channel
- Documentary
Welcome to the ocean's dark side. The series goes deep to explore forces that have terrorized our planet throughout history. Beneath the surface, Tides and Currents, Predators, Lethal Pressure and Killer Shockwaves create ongoing and ominous threats. Five deadly forces, four turbulent episodes, one powerful surge of entertainment.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Killer Shockwaves
Wed, Mar 9, 2011 44 mins
The Underwater Universe generates thrree types of deadly waves, each bigger and more destructive than the last: Rogue, Monster and Tsunami. This episode will progress from bigger to bigger waves and explore how these killers are born and what makes each unique.
Episode 2
Predators of the Deep
Wed, Mar 9, 2011 44 mins
The predators of the Underwater Universe have evolved to become our planet's most efficient killing machines. This episode explores the top five deadliest animals that no thinking human wants to tangle with, each more deadly than the next.
Episode 3
Fatal Pressure
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 44 mins
The crushing weight of water generates the Underwater Universe's ultimate weapon: Pressure. It has banished humans from much of the world's oceans, only a handful have defied it head on and survived. The deeper man goes, the greater the power of water. The bends, exploding lungs, oxygen toxicity, nitrogen narcosis, and imploding submersibles.
Episode 4
Tides and Currents of Death
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 44 mins
The pull of the moon and spin of the earth generates mighty forces in the oceans that sweep relentlessly around the planet. Four of the Underwater Universe's most powerful tides and currents pose the greatest potential threat to mankind: the Gulf Stream, the extreme tides of England's Morecambe Bay.