Name: Life After People
Released: 2009-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: James Lurie

TV Show · Documentary

What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. Examine how the landscape of planet Earth would change in our absence in Life After People - The Series, a stunningly graphic journey to a world wiped clean of humanity.

2009 · 43m

Starring James Lurie

Director Douglas Cohen

EPISODE 1

The Bodies Left Behind

The quest for immortality and what might happen to bodies left behind that were embalmed and buried, mummified or cryogenically frozen in a post-human world.

41m
EPISODE 2

Outbreak

Imagining the future of Chicago, Atlanta and London in a world devoid of people and being overtaken by the forces of nature.

40m
EPISODE 3

The Capital Threat

Forces of nature threaten to destroy the landmarks and treasures of Washington, D.C., in a world without people; wilted palms set the stage for a massive inferno in Los Angeles.

42m
EPISODE 4

Heavy Metal

New York City experiences a great crash after people disappear; the decay of skyscrapers and bridges reveals the breaking point of metals; exposing a fatal weakness in the Gateway Arch; breweries' untapped potential for disaster.

42m
EPISODE 5

The Invaders

Earth is invaded by predatory forces; pythons that were formerly pets battle native alligators for domination in the Everglades; invasive plants strip oxygen from rivers and lakes; desert sandstorms invade Phoenix; Shanghai sinks.

42m
EPISODE 6

Bound and Buried

The fate of entombed treasures, including the contents of a mysterious "doomsday vault," the "Mona Lisa" and the Declaration of Independence; Philadelphia's Liberty Bell cracks for good; San Francisco cable cars and bridges snap.

42m