Series synopsis
Drain the Oceans is an American documentary television series that premiered on National Geographic on May 28, 2018. It stars Craig Sechler, Runar Lia, Fredrik Soreide and Jann Witt.
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.
Premise
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Craig Sechler as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Runar Lia as Self - Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum
- Fredrik Soreide as Self - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Jann Witt as Self - Historian, German Naval Association
- David Mearns as Self - Shipwreck Hunter - Blue Water Recoveries
- Andrzej Slaby as Self - Hydrographer, LOTUS Petrobaltic S.A.
- Stephen Burke as Self - Co-Author 'Freedom of the Seas'
- Adam Olejnik as Self - Polish Naval Academy, Co-Author 'Freedom of the Seas'
Supporting cast
- Innes McCartney as Self - Maritime Archaeologist, Bournemouth University
- Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
- Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
- Kenneth Lacovara as Self - Director, Edelman Fossil Park
- Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra as Self - Geophysicist
- Sean Gulick as Self - University of Texas
- Dave Huber as Self - Co-founder, Deep Gulf Energy
- Frederick Hanselmann as Self - University of Miami
- Amy Borgens as Self - Marine Archaeologist
- Eric Grove as Self - Naval Historian
- Robert Church as Self - Marine Archaeologist
- Costas Emmanuel Synolakis as Self - Dir. Tsunami Research Center, Univ. Southern California
Guest cast
- Runar Lia as Self - Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum
- Fredrik Soreide as Self - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Jann Witt as Self - Historian, German Naval Association
- David Mearns as Self - Shipwreck Hunter - Blue Water Recoveries
- Andrzej Slaby as Self - Hydrographer, LOTUS Petrobaltic S.A.
- Stephen Burke as Self - Co-Author 'Freedom of the Seas'
- Adam Olejnik as Self - Polish Naval Academy, Co-Author 'Freedom of the Seas'
- Innes McCartney as Self - Maritime Archaeologist, Bournemouth University
- Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
- Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
- Kenneth Lacovara as Self - Director, Edelman Fossil Park
- Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra as Self - Geophysicist
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 76 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 19 | May 29, 2018 | October 21, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 10 | May 28, 2018 | July 30, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 15 | June 3, 2019 | October 14, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 10 | May 5, 2020 | October 18, 2020 |
| Season 4 | 10 | August 2, 2021 | August 23, 2021 |
| Season 5 | 6 | November 14, 2022 | December 19, 2022 |
| Season 6 | 6 | March 5, 2023 | April 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villains of the Underworld Cutting edge technology will reveal the secrets of the sea floor and expose the shaky ground on which we all live. |
May 29, 2018 |
| 2 | Drain the Bermuda Triangle | December 7, 2014 |
| 3 | Drain the Titanic | April 12, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nazi Secrets The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation. |
May 28, 2018 |
| 2 |
Gulf of Mexico Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed. |
June 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained. |
June 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Secrets of D-Day In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it. |
June 3, 2019 |
| 2 |
Secrets of New York City In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how. |
June 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
Killer U-Boats Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war. |
June 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Atomic Ghost Fleet The dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. |
May 5, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Viking Seas A formidable battleship reveals secrets, 450 years later. |
May 5, 2020 |
| 3 |
Egypt's Sunken City A lost Egyptian city gives up its secrets after 2,000 years. |
May 12, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Wild West Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West. |
August 2, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Battle for the Black Swan Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan? |
August 2, 2021 |
| 3 |
Hollywood From a buried film set to a WW1 Navy ship and old fishing barge, we discover the role these ruins played in Hollywood movie-making history. |
August 9, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead Through digital re-creations, scientists uncover mysteries from the bottom of the ocean. |
November 14, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Amber Room The discovery of a wreck in the Baltic Sea leads to a treasure hunt, but what they find is even more precious: the story of Germany’s Dunkirk. |
November 21, 2022 |
| 3 |
Pearl Harbor Draining Hawaii reveals Japan’s secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona serving as a reminder of the forces unleashed. |
November 28, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alaska Revealing the graveyard of a fleet. |
March 5, 2023 |
| 2 |
Rise of the Mob How the mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America. |
March 12, 2023 |
| 3 |
Secrets of the Dinosaurs Paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas. |
March 19, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | National Geographic |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 28, 2018 |
| Last aired | April 9, 2023 |
| Runtime | 47 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |