History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames

History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames
TV Show · Reality

History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames tells the stories of astonishing places, people and events throughout history that have killed in the most spectacular ways. Each hour-long episode of this new series reveals the strange truths behind the world's most prolific and powerful killers: from criminals, tyrants and natural disasters to the deadliest weapons, battles – or even islands! Expert interviews, rare archival footage, illuminating graphics and cutting-edge AI visuals provide historical context, analysis, and insights into how it all went down...and how it could happen again. Along the way, we’ll uncover the "wow facts," coincidences, and unlikely chain of events that turn an ordinary day.... into one of history’s deadliest.

2026 · 41m
Director Jennifer Wagman

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Natural Disasters
    From killer hurricanes and tsunamis to earthquakes, floods and fires, these are the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
    41m
  • 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.
    41m
  • EPISODE 3
    Islands
    Isolated, deadly, and unforgettable - places like Iwo Jima, Devil’s Island, and Snake Island -these isles are home to some of history’s darkest stories.
    41m
  • 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.
    42m

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌W
    Jennifer Wagman
    Director

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History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames

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History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames tells the stories of astonishing places, people and events throughout history that have killed in the most spectacular ways. Each hour-long episode of this new series reveals the strange truths behind the world's most prolific and powerful killers: from criminals, tyrants and natural disasters to the deadliest weapons, battles – or even islands! Expert interviews, rare archival footage, illuminating graphics and cutting-edge AI visuals provide historical context, analysis, and insights into how it all went down...and how it could happen again. Along the way, we’ll uncover the "wow facts," coincidences, and unlikely chain of events that turn an ordinary day.... into one of history’s deadliest.

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Studio
History
Released
2026
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
United States
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