Ron Howard
Director
Breakthrough (2015)
Season 2
Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing the world of tomorrow... today.
Released Nov. 1, 2015
Episode 47 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.technology, tmdb.innovation, mdblist.has-trailer, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, fuboTV, Disney Plus, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Imagine Entertainment, Asylum Entertainment
Network: National Geographic
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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S2E1 - Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?
Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic drugs.
May 2, 2017, midnight
7.0
S2E2 - Cyber Terror
Inside the hidden world of hackers: “White-hat” hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a “black-hat” ISIS recruiter organizes a terrorist attack.
May 9, 2017, midnight
S2E3 - Curing Cancer
Using T cells taken from cancer patients and deactivated HIV virus, maverick doctors have created a stunning new therapy for a dreaded disease.
May 16, 2017, midnight
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S2E4 - Game of Drones
The military and defense industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they’ll learn how at the Game of Drones competition.
May 23, 2017, midnight
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S2E5 - Predicting the Future
By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.
May 30, 2017, midnight
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S2E6 - Power to the People
The world’s electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people.
June 6, 2017, midnight
Network: National Geographic
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 564 min.
Released: Nov. 1, 2015
Last Air Date: June 6, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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