MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

TV series
Poster for Ancient Apocalypse

Ancient Apocalypse

2021 · 3 seasons

A sober, sweeping tour of vanished civilizations that makes history feel like a slow-motion disaster you can't look away from.

Created by
Justin Rickette, Kim Lask
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alisdair Simpson
Overview
Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilisations collapsed. Every continent has its ruins — places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people. They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst the teeming industry of a modern city. However, they all raise the same questions: How could something so great all but vanish? Why do civilisations collapse? In this 6-part series, we uncover the scientific reasons why some of history’s most fascinating peoples have disappeared in the face of the natural world’s might. We investigate the end of The Akkadian Empire, The Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrha, The mystery of the Sea Peoples, The Maya Civilisation and Doggerland. Some of the world’s greatest natural disasters reduced these societies to nothing.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Ancient Apocalypse

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Justin Rickette, Kim Lask
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alisdair Simpson
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • nature
  • environment
  • mystery
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

More like this

Titles like Ancient Apocalypse

TV series

Ancient Apocalypse

2001

A sober, scholarly survey that makes ancient collapses feel like slow-motion warnings, equal parts fascination and unease.

Melancholic · about survival and death · documentary

Via
  • melancholic
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Ancient ApocalypseHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Life After People

2008–2025

A calm, eerie thought experiment that watches familiar places quietly decay, equal parts sober science and haunting what-if.

About survival and death · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
Details
Life After PeopleHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Civilisations: Rise and Fall

2025

A scholarly, visually rich tour of lost empires that rewards close attention with fascinating artefacts and sober reflection.

Same director: Patrick Dickinson · About death · documentary

Also
Same director: Patrick Dickinson
Via
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Civilisations: Rise and FallHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Prehistoric Planet

2022

Awe-inspiring and immersive, like peering through a time machine at majestic creatures in their natural habitats, with a soothing narration that makes learning feel like an adventure.

About survival and death · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
Details
Prehistoric PlanetHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Life on Our Planet

2023

A sweeping, polished tour of deep time with lush visuals and a soothing narrator, grand in scale but a bit repetitive and distant.

About survival and death · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Life on Our PlanetHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Animal Armageddon

2009

A sober, vividly animated science lesson that makes ancient catastrophes feel immediate and quietly ominous.

Dark · about survival and death · documentary

Via
  • dark
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Animal ArmageddonHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Rise and Fall of the Maya

2023

A scholarly, visually rich journey through ruins and ruins' secrets, equal parts detective work and ancient history, rewarding close attention.

Dark · about survival and death · documentary

Via
  • dark
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The Rise and Fall of the MayaHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

A Perfect Planet

2021

Sweeping, hushed footage of wild places that makes the planet feel vast and fragile at once. Calm narration guides you through awe and quiet worry.

About survival and nature · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • nature
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
A Perfect PlanetHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Walking Dead: Origins

2021

A clip-show recap that walks familiar survivors through their bleakest moments, mixing cast reflection with raw apocalyptic highlights.

Dark · about survival · documentary

Via
  • dark
  • survival
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Seasons
1
Details
The Walking Dead: OriginsHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Human Planet

2011

A sweeping, awe-struck look at human ingenuity in wild places, visually stunning but soberly narrated.

About survival and nature · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • nature
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Human PlanetHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Walking with Dinosaurs

1999

A hushed, majestic window into a vanished world, equal parts awe and quiet brutality as ancient creatures simply live and die.

About survival and death · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Walking with DinosaursHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Dinosaurs

2026

A majestic, informative journey through deep time, blending vivid animation with authoritative narration to make ancient life feel immediate and awe-inspiring.

About survival and death · documentary

Via
  • survival
  • death
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The DinosaursHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Justin Rickette, Kim Lask, Patrick Dickinson, Nicky Traversin
Starring
Alisdair Simpson
Length
3 seasons, 15 episodes, 50 min each
Languages
English, German

TMDBIMDb