The UnXplained (2019)

Name: The UnXplained
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.3
Cast: William Shatner

Documentary

Explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries. Each episode features compelling contributions from scientists, historians, witnesses and experiencers—each seeking to shed light on how the seemingly impossible actually can happen.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (2,476 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Hulu · Netflix · Amazon Prime Video · Disney+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

William Shatner Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.22 avg 16 episodes 7.1 → 7.5 42 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Evil Places	7.1	242
2	Mysterious Structures	7.6	193
3	Strange Creatures	7.0	175
4	Unnatural Nature	7.5	160
5	Bizarre Rituals	6.6	147
6	Life Beyond Death	7.2	152
7	Mysteries of the Mind	7.3	137
8	Incredible Survivors	7.2	133
9	The Oak Island Curse	7.3	127
10	Dark Prophecies	7.2	130
11	Lost Civilizations	7.6	127
12	Deadly Cults	7.5	130
13	Extreme Weather Mysteries	7.4	123
14	Mysterious Stones	6.8	114
15	Vampires and Werewolves	6.7	107
16	Amazing Animal Abilities	7.5	114

Season 2 (2020)

7.18 avg 18 episodes 7.4 → 7.1 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Greatest Escapes	7.4	121
2	Superhuman Senses	7.4	117
3	Mysterious Curses	7.0	100
4	The Truth About UFO's	7.6	113
5	The Underground World	7.4	100
6	Leading Double Lives	7.2	100
7	Mysteries of the Bible	7.1	101
8	Mysterious Mummies	6.9	81
9	Secrets of America's Monuments	6.8	91
10	The Search for Atlantis	7.1	84
11	Extraordinary Engineering	7.3	84
12	The Power of Gold	7.0	86
13	The Truth About Bigfoot	6.7	85
14	Bizarre Vanishings	7.3	84
15	Serial Killers	7.0	84
16	The Mystery of Plagues	7.3	72
17	Mysteries of the Moon	7.6	84
18	Outrageous Robberies	7.1	72

Season 3 (2021)

6.97 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 42 min avg

U-shaped

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Hunt for Hidden Treasures	7.3	82
2	Satanic Encounters	6.2	87
3	The Search for the Ark of the Covenant	6.9	87
4	Apocalypse When?	7.2	88
5	Secrets of the Immortals	7.2	79
6	Sacred Bones	6.7	62
7	Mysteries of Mars	7.3	75

Season 4 (2022)

7.35 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 42 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mysterious Ancient Ruins	7.5	78
2	The Mystery of Genius	7.1	73
3	What Lies Below?	7.6	74
4	Secrets of Abandoned Places	7.4	69
5	Acts of God	7.2	67
6	Serial Killer Creatures	7.4	67
7	Mysterious Tombs	7.4	68
8	Uncanny Curses	7.0	70
9	Superhuman Feats	7.1	69
10	Mysteries of the Missing Link	7.3	78
11	Surviving the Impossible	7.5	66
12	The Search for King Arthur	7.0	67
13	Wonders of the Ancient World	7.6	61
14	The Hunt for Jack the Ripper	7.4	69
15	The Search for Extraterrestrial Life	7.5	69
16	Real Life Monsters	7.5	63
17	America's Lost Treasures	7.2	62
18	The Bermuda Triangle and the Beyond	7.7	66
19	Secrets of the Founding Fathers	7.2	66
20	The Weird Wild West	7.0	62
21	Devastating Disasters	7.3	55
22	Mysterious Monoliths	7.7	66

Season 5 (2023)

7.22 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 7.3 42 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lost Cities	7.4	65
2	Tales of the Dearly Departed	7.3	58
3	Curses Unleashed	7.0	57
4	Earth's Unsolved Mysteries	7.2	56
5	The Power of Prophecy	7.3	57
6	Mysterious Monsters	7.2	60
7	Sacred Rituals	6.5	52
8	UFO Hotspots	7.4	59
9	Extraordinary Structures	7.6	51
10	Holy Relics	7.3	52

Season 6 (2023)

7.69 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 42 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The World Beneath Our Feet	7.5	62
2	The Time Travelers	8.0	76
3	Secrets of Ancient Structures	8.1	62
4	Mysteries of the Vikings	7.7	56
5	Strange Stories of the Presidents	7.5	55
6	Bizarre Afflictions	7.4	52
7	Strange Technology	8.1	56
8	Unbreakable Codes	7.8	48
9	Strange Stories of World War II	7.2	53
10	Monsters Among Us	7.6	54

Season 7 (2024)

7.81 avg 18 episodes 8.2 → 7.9 42 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Golden Age of Pirates	8.2	44
2	Impossible Ancient Inventions	8.1	46
3	The Lost	8.2	45
4	Alien Contagion	7.6	39
5	Ancient Bible Relics	7.0	41
6	Islands of the Damned	8.0	40
7	Tales From Antarctica	8.0	31
8	Robot Revolution	8.1	29
9	Secret Societies	8.0	27
10	Secrets of the Spies	7.6	28
11	Secrets of the Civil War	8.0	26
12	Mysterious Urban Legends	7.9	27
13	Mad Scientists	7.8	28
14	Strange Tales from the American Frontier	7.9	29
15	Terrors of the Deep	7.6	26
16	Unlocking the Sixth Sense	7.2	22
17	The World's Deadliest Assassins	7.5	28
18	Mysteries of the Underground	7.9	20

Season 8 (2026)

7.83 avg 18 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 42 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Impossible Ancient Structures	8.0	29
2	Nightmares and Dreams	7.8	25
3	Unnatural Disasters	8.5	23
4	Mysteries of Africa	8.1	22
5	Mind Over Matter	7.7	21
6	Mighty Kingdoms Unearthed	8.0	23
7	Dangerous Places	7.5	20
8	Satan's Army	8.2	19
9	Top Secret Projects	7.8	18
10	Mystery of the Dinosaurs	8.0	20
11	The Lost World of the Aztecs	7.3	19
12	Objects of Power	7.7	15
13	Unnerving Nature	7.7	14
14	Deadly Ancient Curses	7.5	15
15	Alien Close Encounters	7.7	14
16	Secrets of the Pyramids	7.8	15
17	Buried Mysteries	7.9	12
18	Human Anomalies	7.8	5

The UnXplained (2019)

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