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The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd (2023)

Documentary

Each episode opens up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. From Boston’s Great Molasses Flood to a man who survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but SEVEN times, these seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.

IMDb rating
7.2 (641 votes)
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Disney+ · Hulu · Philo · HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel · HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel · History · The Roku Channel · Hoopla · Spectrum On Demand
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

7.87 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 99 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 81 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 74 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 71 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 66 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 69 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 62 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 63 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 60 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 54 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Strange Places7.699
2Bizarre Deaths7.981
3Astonishing Bodies7.874
4Weird Weapons7.871
5Outlandish Inventions8.166
6Superhumans8.369
7Unusual Rituals7.262
8Strange Experiments7.163
9What Lies Beneath8.560
10Surviving the Impossible8.454

Season 2 (2024)

8.26 avg 19 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 41 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 43 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 42 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 45 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 45 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 46 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 47 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 42 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 40 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 44 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 38 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 33 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 31 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 36 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 35 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 33 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 33 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 32 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 34 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 35 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1It Came From Above8.243
2Sweet Revenge8.342
3Fantastic Beings8.245
4Unusual Places8.445
5A Thousand Ways to Die8.046
6Bizarre Innovations8.247
7Strange Games8.142
8Unconventional Weapons8.040
9Odd Jobs8.144
10Against All Odds8.338
12Extraordinary Journeys8.333
13Peculiar Punishments7.931
14Weird Discoveries8.536
15Unexpected Spectacles8.235
16Extraordinary Traditions8.533
17Astonishing Escapes8.533
18Odd Dwellings8.532
19Strange Afflictions8.434
20Curious Crimes8.335

Season 3 (2025)

8.17 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 41 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 30 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 32 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 31 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 29 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 29 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 29 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 28 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 29 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 35 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 35 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 19 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 20 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 17 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Strange Sightings8.130
2Freak Accidents8.732
3Shocking Missions7.831
4Astonishing Feats8.429
5Man vs. Nature8.429
6Outlandish Ideas8.329
7Dodging Death8.528
8Unusual Pastimes8.229
9Strangest Places7.135
10Wildest Weapons6.935
11Spectacular Cons8.419
12Strange Machines8.218
13Unimaginable Disasters8.220
14Out of this World8.420
15When Darkness Falls8.319
16Unlikely Heroes8.520
17Odd Origins8.318
18Most Astonishing Creatures8.517
19Maddest Minds8.415
20Most Shocking Dances with Death7.717

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