Strip the City
Strip the City

Strip the City

2012 2 Seasons 14 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

Strip The City uses stunning CGI animation and expedition - driven actuality to strip major cities naked of their steel, concrete, air, ocean and bedrock - layer by layer, act by act - to explore their hidden infrastructure and solve key mysteries surrounding their origins, geology, archaeology, industry, weather and engineering. Each episode will explore six iconic features of each city - one per act. Each icon will take us a layer deeper into the city. They will range from man - made skyscrapers and metro systems to natural dunes and lakes.

Strip The City uses stunning CGI animation and expedition - driven actuality to strip major cities naked of their steel, concrete, air, ocean and bedrock - layer by layer, act by act - to explore their hidden infrastructure and solve key mysteries surrounding their origins, geology, archaeology, industry, weather and engineering. Each episode will explore six iconic features of each city - one per act. Each icon will take us a layer deeper into the city. They will range from man - made skyscrapers and metro systems to natural dunes and lakes.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Ancient City - Rome

Ancient City: Rome

EP 2

Earthquake City - San Francisco

EP 3

Desert City - Dubai

EP 4

Harbour City - Sydney

Sydney is home to a fifth Australia's entire population and is trapped between the Blue Mountains and the ocean, sitting

EP 5

Ice City - Toronto

EP 6

Underground City - London

EP 1

Superstorm City New York

NYC is situated at the corner of coastline that acts like a funnel channeling deadly storms. Using CGI animation to stri

EP 2

Heatwave City Chicago

Using CGI animation to strip it of its steel and concrete, layer by layer, we explore the infrastructure that keeps Chic

EP 3

Sinking City - Venice

enice is sinking while sea levels are rising, a recipe for disaster. Using CGI animation to strip it of its steel and co

EP 4

Megaquake City - Tokyo

Tokyo, home to over 35 million people, is rocked by 1500 tremors a year, and has a volcano looming over it that is overd

EP 5

Hurricane City - New Orleans

Sitting on a hurricane highway, and surrounded on every side by water, New Orleans is directly exposed. Using CGI to str

EP 6

Cavern City - Paris

Paris was built on top of ancient limestone quarries and the city's modernization has taken its toll; the streets are co

EP 7

Ancient City - Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of the sprawling Incan empire, is constant threatened by earthquakes, landslides, and torr

EP 8

Earthquake City - Los Angeles

The entertainment capital of the world has been rocked by some of America's most devastating earthquakes. Despite that,

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