Ancient Apocalypse (2022)

Name: Ancient Apocalypse
Genre: Documentary, History
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Graham Hancock

Documentary · History

Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. He attempts to prove that a climatic event 12,000 years ago wiped out an entire civilization far more sophisticated than the simple hunter-gatherers some archaeologists believe lived at that time.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (12,604 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Graham Hancock Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

7.40 avg 8 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 32 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Once There Was a Flood	7.2	709
2	Survivor in a Time of Chaos	7.1	588
3	Sirius Rising	7.5	538
4	Ghosts of a Drowned World	7.3	502
5	Legacy of the Sages	7.6	512
6	America's Lost Civilization	7.3	470
7	A Fatal Winter	7.6	472
8	Cataclysm and Rebirth	7.6	475

Season 2 (2024)

7.72 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 41 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chapter I	7.7	247
2	Chapter II	7.7	208
3	Chapter III	7.7	197
4	Chapter IV	7.8	192
5	Chapter V	7.6	176
6	Chapter VI	7.8	182

Ancient Apocalypse (2022)

Cast

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