Name: History's Deadliest With Ving Rhames
Released: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Reality

Revealing the strange truths behind the world's powerful killers, from criminals, tyrants and natural disasters to the deadliest weapons, battles and islands.

2026 · 41m

Director Jennifer Wagman

EPISODE 1

Natural Disasters

From killer hurricanes and tsunamis to earthquakes, floods and fires, these are the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
EPISODE 2

Explosions

One spark is all it takes; from the Hindenburg disaster to Krakatoa's violent volcanic eruption in 1883, these explosions are among history's deadliest.
EPISODE 3

Islands

Isolated, deadly, and unforgettable; places like Iwo Jima, Devil's Island, and Snake Island are home to some of history's darkest stories.
EPISODE 4

Tyrants

From mad rulers like Caligula and Ivan the Terrible, to dictators like Mao Zedong and Saddam Hussein who killed by the millions, these are history's deadliest tyrants.
EPISODE 5

Water's Wrath

From the Johnstown flood to the Indonesian tsunami, discover how water's power can transform into an unstoppable agent of death.
EPISODE 6

Weapons

From ancient war machines to devastating weapons of mass destruction, these are the innovations that changed warfare and rank among history's deadliest.