Building Giants (2018)

Name: Building Giants
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Julian Barratt

Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (55 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Discovery+ Amazon Channel · Philo · Science Channel · Discovery + · The Roku Channel · Spectrum On Demand
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Julian Barratt Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

8.51 avg 7 episodes 8.3 → 8.6 42 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Venice Storm Wall	8.3	12
2	World's Biggest Church	8.8	11
3	Arctic Super Bridge	8.4	16
4	Giant Cruise Ship	8.8	16
5	Super Stadium	8.3	13
6	Super Skyscraper	8.4	14
7	Super Tunnel	8.6	13

Season 2 (2019)

8.16 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arctic Ice Hotel	7.7	8
2	World's Fastest Dive Roller Coaster	8.6	9
3	Record Breaking Mega Bridge	8.3	6
4	Vegas High Roller	7.7	6
5	World's Greatest Train	7.8	6
6	Mega Mountain Tunnel	8.8	7
9	New York Super Tower	8.2	8

Season 3 (2019)

8.20 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 42 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Triple Tower Skyscraper	7.9	8
2	Rise of the Monster Bridge	8.6	7
3	Record Breaking Skyscraper	8.2	6
5	Floating Mega Hotel	8.1	8

Building Giants (2018)

Cast

Seasons

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