Plot Synopsis

ANCIENT APOCALYPSE is a docuseries that follows journalist Graham Hancock, as he travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. All eight half-hour episodes of ANCIENT APOCALYPSE dropped on Friday, November 11, 2022 on Netflix:

"Once There Was a Flood": Graham visits Gunung Padang, an Indonesian archeological site, to find proof of a lost civilization -- and the potential cataclysm that wiped it out.

"Stranger in a Time of Chaos": In Cholula, Mexico's oldest continuously-inhabited city, the journalist inspects the world's largest pyramid for signs of a forgotten past.

"Sirius Rising": Graham discovers a fascinating pattern that may connect the spectacular megalithic temples of Malta, which he believes to be much older than reported.

"Ghosts of a Drowned World": Few scholars have investigated the Bimini rock formation off the coast of Miami, once fabled to be the road to Atlantis -- but Graham dives right in.

"Legacy of the Sages": At Gobekli Tepe, the oldest known megalith in the world, Graham questions if simple hunter-gatherers alone could have built such an advanced structure.

"America's Lost Civilization": Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance -- or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.

"A Fatal Winter": The author returns to Turkey to explore Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city and survival bunker that could shelter thousands in times of crisis.

"Cataclysm and Rebirth": In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth -- and its inhabitants -- forever.
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Season 2 of ANCIENT APOCALYPSE debuted on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 on Netflix, which released all six 40-minute episodes of the new season. Graham Hancock explores the Americas in search of a prehistoric society whose ancient knowledge has been passed down and spread across the continents. Episodes include:

"Chapter I": From ancient footprints to mysterious earthworks, Graham continues his journey into the past alongside experts and curious minds, including Keanu Reeves.

"Chapter II": Graham searches for answers to the questions behind ancient works of art, including 25,000-year-old Amazonian paintings and the megaliths of Rapa Nui.

"Chapter III": Accompanied by local experts, Graham compares ancient oral traditions and learns Sacsayhuaman in Peru may be older than archaeologists ever imagined.

"Chapter IV": Graham learns of a stone-shaping technique now lost to history, and explores how ancient Amazonians managed to thrive in an inhospitable rainforest.

"Chapter V": Although thousands of miles apart, Graham considers the possible link between the shamanistic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon and tobacco in New Mexico.

"Chapter VI": At Mexico's Temple of the Sun, Graham experiences the extent of the Mayans' astronomical expertise and investigates their complex calendar system.