- Cities of the Underworld
-
Cities of the Underworld Genre Documentary
History
GeographyDeveloped by 34 Productions
Authentic EntertainmentStarring Don Wildman Narrated by Don Wildman Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 3 No. of episodes 40 (as of February 9, 2009) Production Executive producer(s) Sarah Wetherbee
Emre Sahin
Tom Rogan
Lauren LextonProducer(s) Chris Bray
Erin Comerford
Allison Hynes
Stuart ChaitCamera setup Clint Lealos
Christian Ortega
Tim Flick
Anne Etheridge
Emre SahinRunning time 43 minutes Broadcast Original channel History Picture format 1080i HD Original run March 2, 2007 – 2009External links Website Cities of the Underworld was an American documentary television series that premiered on March 2, 2007 on History. The program explored the subterranean environment and culture beneath various civilizations. The series was hosted and narrated by Eric Geller for a short time in season one with Don Wildman taking over for the rest of the series.
The show employed a quick-paced editing and shooting style along with extensive use of 3D computer graphics.
Contents
Episode list
"Istanbul" is the pre-series pilot under the name of Ancient Marvels: Cities of the Underworld.[1]
Season 1
Production no. Episode no. Original Airdate Episode Title Location Host Pilot/1 101 March 2, 2007 "Istanbul" Istanbul, Turkey Eric Geller 2 102 April 23, 2007 "Scotland's Sin City" Edinburgh, Scotland (features Gilmerton Cove) Eric Geller 3 103 April 30, 2007 "Hitler's Underground Lair" Berlin, Germany Eric Geller 4 104 May 7, 2007 "Rome's Hidden Empire" Rome, Italy Eric Geller 5 105 May 14, 2007 "Catacombs of Death" Paris, France Eric Geller 6 106 May 21, 2007 "City of Caves" Budapest, Hungary Eric Geller 7 107 June 4, 2007 "New York" New York City, United States Eric Geller 8 108 June 11, 2007 "London's Lost Cities" London, England Eric Geller 9 109 June 18, 2007 "Beneath Vesuvius" Naples, Italy Don Wildman 10 110 June 25, 2007 "Freemason Underground" USA: Boston; Philadelphia; and Concord, Massachusetts Don Wildman 11 111 July 9, 2007 "Dracula's Underground" Bucharest, Romania Don Wildman 12 112 July 16, 2007 "Secret Pagan Underground" Cappadocia, Turkey Don Wildman 13 113 July 23, 2007 "Underground Bootleggers" Portland, Oregon, USA Don Wildman 14 114 July 30, 2007 "Rome: The Rise" Rome, Italy Eric Geller Season 2
Production no. Episode no. Original Airdate Episode Title Location Host 15 201 January 28, 2008 "Underground Apocalypse" Jerusalem, Israel Don Wildman 16 202 February 4, 2008 "Vietnam" Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Vietnamese jungle Don Wildman 17 203 February 11, 2008 "A-Bomb Underground" Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan Don Wildman 18 204 February 25, 2008 "Viking Underground" Dublin, Ireland Don Wildman 19 205 March 3, 2008 "Hitler's Last Secret" Prague, Czech Republic Don Wildman 20 206 March 10, 2008 "Maya Underground" Belize Don Wildman 21 207 March 17, 2008 "Mob Underground" Chicago USA Don Wildman 22 208 March 24, 2008 "Prophecies From Below" Jerusalem, Israel Don Wildman 23 209 March 31, 2008 "New York: Secret Societies" New York City, USA Don Wildman 24 210 April 14, 2008 "Washington, D.C.: Seat of Power" Washington, D.C., USA
Greenbrier County, West VirginiaDon Wildman 25 211 April 21, 2008 "Stalin's Secret Lair" Moscow, Russia Don Wildman 26 212 April 28, 2008 "Katrina Underground" New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Don Wildman 27 213 May 5, 2008 "Secret Soviet Bases" Ukraine Don Wildman Season 3
Production no. Episode no. Original Airdate Episode Title Location Host 28 301 October 26, 2008 "City of Blood" London, England Don Wildman 29 302 November 2, 2008 "Tunnels of Hell" Okinawa Island, Japan Don Wildman 30 303 November 9, 2008 "Real Mafia Underground" Island of Sicily, Italy Don Wildman 31 304 November 16, 2008 "Secret Sin City" Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Don Wildman 32 305 November 24, 2008 "Hitler's Trenches" Belgium's Western Front Don Wildman 33 306 December 1, 2008 "Barbarians' Lair" Dark Age sites of Luxembourg Belgium and the Netherlands Don Wildman 34 307 December 8, 2008 "Land of Manson" Los Angeles, California, USA Don Wildman 35 308 December 15, 2008 "Gladiators: Blood Sport" Rome, Italy Don Wildman 36 309 December 22, 2008 "Secret Holy Land" Ethiopia Don Wildman 37 310 January 12, 2009 "Under The Rock" San Francisco, California, USA Don Wildman 38 311 January 26, 2009 "Tomb of the Lost Mummies" Cairo, Egypt Don Wildman 39 312 February 2, 2009 "Gods of War" Turkey Don Wildman 40 313 February 9, 2009 "Alcatraz Down Under" Sydney, Australia Don Wildman References
External links
- Official website
- History Channel Films at Glenbrook Tunnel, Sydney, Australia
- Cities of the Underworld at the Internet Movie Database
- Cities of the Underworld: Istanbul at the Internet Movie Database
- Cities of the Underworld at TV.com
- Authentic Entertainment's Official Site
Categories:- History (TV channel) original programs
- American documentary television series
- Urban exploration
- Subterranea (geography)
- 2007 American television series debuts
- Television series by Authentic Entertainment
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.