Life After People: The Series
Seen it?2009 | 3 seasons | 60 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 28 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human extinction on the environment, and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 66K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12009 · 10 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday- Season 22010 · 10 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
- Season 32025 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by David De Vries
- James LurieSelf - Narrator
- Hakeem Muata OluseyiSelf - Astrophysicist/Author
- Don WildmanSelf - TV Host/Historian
- Andrew Patrick NelsonSelf - Historian
- Dan RiskinSelf - Evolutionary Biologist