Drain the Oceans
Drain the Oceans

Drain the Oceans

2018 6 Seasons 55 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.

Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Nazi Secrets

The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.

EP 2

Gulf of Mexico

Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-ki

EP 3

Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean

The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.

EP 4

Sunken Treasures

Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.

EP 5

Legends of Atlantis

Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atla

EP 6

Deadly Pacific

The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to

EP 7

Egypt's Lost Wonders

The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obse

EP 8

Mysteries of the China Seas

The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest

EP 9

Ultimate Battleships

The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.

EP 10

Malaysia Airlines 370

Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes mi

EP 1

Secrets of D-Day

In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By d

EP 2

Secrets of New York City

In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and sub

EP 3

Killer U-Boats

Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships an

EP 4

Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush

Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved revea

EP 5

Secrets of the Civil War

Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science a

EP 6

Lost Nukes of The Cold War

When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.

EP 7

Secrets of The Spanish Armada

Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English st

EP 8

Pacific War Megawrecks

An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshi

EP 9

Thai Cave Rescue

Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to sav

EP 10

London's Secret History

London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.

EP 11

Secrets of Loch Ness

Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’

EP 12

Hitler's Killer Warships

The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the

EP 13

Lost Giants

Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they bec

EP 14

Pacific Shockwave

In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.

EP 15

Rise of The Roman Empire

The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil o

EP 1

The Atomic Ghost Fleet

The dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.

EP 2

The Viking Seas

A formidable battleship reveals secrets, 450 years later.

EP 3

Egypt's Sunken City

A lost Egyptian city gives up its secrets after 2,000 years.

EP 4

The Battle of Britain

Uncovered wrecks reveal how Britain defeated the Nazis.

EP 5

Pirate Ships of the Caribbean

Shipwrecks reveal the true story of piracy on the Caribbean.

EP 6

The American Revolution

Revealing forgotten stories from the American Revolution.

EP 7

Raiders of the Civil War

Revealing the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.

EP 8

The Last Wrecks of WWII

New insights reveal how the Allies won World War II.

EP 9

Chicago

Chicago's past emerges from the waters of Lake Michigan.

EP 10

America's Last Slave Ship

Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the Atlantic Slave Trade: the slave ship

EP 1

The Wild West

Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising

EP 2

The Battle for the Black Swan

Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the

EP 3

Hollywood

From a buried film set to a WW1 Navy ship and old fishing barge, we discover the role these ruins played in Hollywood mo

EP 4

The First Americans

Clues from a 13,000-year-old skeleton and a submerged coastline reveal surprising insights about the first humans to arr

EP 5

Venice's Lost Empire

A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise an

EP 6

Hurricane Apocalypse

Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on

EP 7

The Great Barrier Reef

The mysterious sinking of Australia’s “Titanic”, a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching

EP 8

Sea of Secrets

The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secre

EP 1

The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead

Through digital re-creations, scientists uncover mysteries from the bottom of the ocean.

EP 2

The Amber Room

The discovery of a wreck in the Baltic Sea leads to a treasure hunt, but what they find is even more precious: the story

EP 3

Pearl Harbor

Draining Hawaii reveals Japan’s secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona servin

EP 4

The Alamo

Drowned shipwrecks and lost battlefields reveal secrets of America’s most famous siege and tell how Texas, against all

EP 5

Maya Collapse

New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the anci

EP 6

Narcos

With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggle

EP 1

Alaska

Revealing the graveyard of a fleet.

EP 2

Rise of the Mob

How the mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.

EP 3

Secrets of the Dinosaurs

Paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.

EP 4

The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship

The truth behind the legend of a pirate ship.

EP 5

Invasion USA

The British burning of the White House in 1814.

EP 6

$20 Million Time Bomb

Thwarting a $20 million time bomb murder and insurance scam.

Popular Cast

Craig Sechler
Craig Sechler
Self - Narrator (voice)