Mark Daniels
Director
Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Season 15
Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.
Released May 15, 2000
Episode 55 min
12+
Genres: Documentary, History, Mystery, War
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Watch Providers: PBS, Spectrum On Demand
Production Companies: Thirteen
Network: PBS
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
10.0
S15E1 - Vampire Legend
Information gathered about aberrant, unorthodox burial practices from medieval times shed some light on how today's myths about vampires may have started.
Oct. 27, 2015, midnight
S15E2 - Jamestown's Dark Winter
Forensic anthropologists excavate an early American colony of Jamestown, Virginia.
Nov. 24, 2015, midnight
S15E3 - The Alcatraz Escape
Scientists investigate the 1962 Alcatraz Escape by bank robbers, Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin. Three men who vanished out into the dark waters surrounding the notorious prison island.
March 29, 2016, midnight
S15E4 - Cleopatra's Lost Tomb
Dr. Kathleen Martinez searches for the lost tomb of Cleopatra. Following her excavations of a 35-meter deep underground shaft in a temple complex in a temple complex dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Osiris and goddess wife Isis.
May 17, 2016, midnight
S15E5 - Teotihuacan's Lost Kings
International scientists study and document the ancient royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacán
May 24, 2016, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 55 min.
Season Runtime: 6655 min.
Released: May 15, 2000
Last Air Date: Nov. 12, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 12+
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