When Sharks Attack (2013)

Name: When Sharks Attack
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 6.1

Documentary

Terror-filled deep sea saga using underwater photography, gripping news archives & paralyzing testimony to investigate three mysterious and deadly recent shark attacks.

IMDb rating: 6.1 (178 votes)
Episode average: 6.2 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+ · HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 3 (2016)

6.00 avg 3 episodes 6.5 → 5.4 43 min avg

Declining

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cape Jaws	6.5	11
2	Nightmare Island	6.1	11
3	Carolina Chaos	5.4	12

Season 4 (2017)

6.05 avg 4 episodes 6.0 → 6.4 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cape Cod	6.0	9
2	Maui, Florida and Bahamas	5.8	6
3	Surfers Under Seige	6.0	7
4	Hawaiian Shockwave	6.4	7

Season 5 (2019)

6.25 avg 10 episodes 6.3 → 6.5 44 min avg

Rebound

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Terror in the Gulf	6.3	8
2	Honeymoon Hell	6.3	9
3	Fear on Fire Island	6.0	8
4	Bedlam in Brazil	6.1	9
5	The Shark Bite State	6.2	6
6	Trouble in Socal	5.8	7
7	Nightmare on the Cape	6.2	6
8	Australia's Deadliest Coast	6.5	7
9	Double Shark Attack	6.6	9
10	Jersey Gore	6.5	7

Season 6 (2020)

6.20 avg 5 episodes 5.8 → 6.8 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Four Strike Summer	5.8	6
2	Tropical Terror	6.0	7
4	Red Terror	6.8	7
5	Blood in the Water	5.6	6
6	Sharm-el-Sheikh - Egypt	6.8	6