La chaîne: l'odyssée des objets

Name: La chaîne: l'odyssée des objets
Released: 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · Special Interest

This series reveals the hidden engine of our modern world - the global supply chain. From everyday essentials to extraordinary events, it uncovers the pivotal items and unseen systems that make life as we know it possible. The Chain is the story of how the world works

2026 · 49m

Director David Warren

EPISODE 1

Food

At the World Food Championships, a $5 burger reveals a massive global chain of space-visible greenhouses, cow rearing, and historic ketchup.
EPISODE 2

Transport

At a Formula-E race in Chile, we uncover how tree sap, pink lithium lakes, molten rock and top-secret paint create cutting-edge electric cars.
EPISODE 3

Sport

Inside LA's SoFi Stadium, a touchdown is made possible by Chinese rare earths, plastic grass, specialized ball factories, and fizzy sodas.
EPISODE 4

Apparel

At a massive secondhand market in Ghana, the global fashion chain is traced through high-water cotton, stretchy oil denim and bug-made silk.
EPISODE 5

Healthcare

Inside a Boston maternity ward, the complex medical chain reveals how flowers become painkillers and one Pakistani town shapes global surgery.
EPISODE 6

Communications

The New York City Marathon highlights our connected world, driven by 62-metal smartphones, microscopic microchips, and billion-dollar cloud bunkers.