Julian Barratt
Narrator
Building Giants (2018)
Season 2
This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.
Released Jan. 4, 2018
Episode 45 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.skyscraper, tmdb.civil-engineer, tmdb.engineer, imdb.secret, imdb.engineering, imdb.construction, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Science Channel, Science Channel + 6 more, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Philo
Production Companies: Windfall Films
Network: Science
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Arctic Ice Hotel
Engineers brave the cold and nights of the Arctic Circle to build one of the largest ice hotels in the world. Using cutting-edge tech, they'll move 15,000 tons of snow and ice to construct this modern marvel in just six weeks.
Aug. 7, 2019, midnight
S2E2 - Roller Coaster Mega Build
When an elite team of engineers race to build a record-breaking roller coaster in just 16 months, they use brand-new technology and the latest construction methods to turn 1,500 tons of steel into the fastest dive roller coaster in the world.
Aug. 14, 2019, midnight
S2E3 - World's Toughest Bridge
A team of expert engineers must complete a brand-new bridge in just three months, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods, this innovative megastructure has been build to brave the deadly winter weather of the Great North.
Aug. 21, 2019, midnight
S2E4 - Vegas High Roller
The Las Vegas High Roller is the world's tallest Ferris Wheel, and expert engineers use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build this 550-foot marvel, one of the great wonders of Sin City.
Aug. 28, 2019, midnight
S2E5 - World's Greatest Train
Expert engineers use cutting-edge tech to build and operate what's known as the Ferrari of Trains.
Sept. 4, 2019, midnight
S2E6 - Mega Mountain Tunnel
As engineers race to build a brand-new train tunnel beneath the Alps, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build the world's longest underground railroad in some of the most dangerous conditions on earth.
Sept. 11, 2019, midnight
S2E7 - World's Toughest Plane
The Antonov 124 is one of the biggest airplanes in the world, and as its cutting-edge engineering and immense size help it carry impossibly heavy cargo, the plane's crew races the clock to make critical international deliveries on schedule.
Sept. 18, 2019, midnight
S2E8 - NYC Mega Skyscraper
New York's Central Park Tower is the second tallest building in the US, and as engineers and builders race to complete this 1,550-foot-tall mega build, they use cutting-edge science and engineering to battle high altitudes and brutal weather.
Sept. 25, 2019, midnight
Network: Science
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 1305 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2018
Last Air Date: July 1, 2020, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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