Mysteries of the Missing

Synopsis

Explore the most startling disappearances of the modern era, looking at what we know happened that fateful day, what the theories behind their vanishing are – and what science can tell us about what really happened.

First Air Date: 2017-08-26

Last Air Date: 2017-10-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: Science

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Top Cast

Terry O'Quinn as Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Hunt for Flight MH370 (2017-08-26)

In 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanishes. Rescue crews search its last known position but find nothing. The fate of the flight remains a mystery. Theories abound but facts are few. Did it crash and if so, why can't we find the wreckage?
Ep. 2: Atlantis: The Lost Evidence (2017-09-02)

Atlantis is one of the most famous disappearances of all time. After thousands of years, state-of-the-art technology might finally be able to crack this ancient mystery. And after nine hikers die in a gruesome cold case, new science provides a hot lead.
Ep. 3: Ghost Ship of the Desert (2017-09-09)

After a huge cargo ship suddenly vanishes with 27 crew members on board, new evidence suggests the culprit may be a mythical rogue wave. And could recently discovered evidence prove the existence of a ghost ship in the Californian desert?
Ep. 4: The Men Who Beat Alcatraz (2017-09-16)

In 1962, three convicts attempt the impossible and escape from Alcatraz prison. Officials believe the men drowned, but a new scientific experiment suggests they made it to shore.
Ep. 5: Forbidden City of Gold (2017-09-23)

New technology reveals lost cities in inhospitable jungle and researchers wonder if the mythical city of El Dorado could be the next discovery. After a crystal is found on a shipwreck, experts believe it could prove how Vikings discovered America.
Ep. 6: Lost Colony of Roanoke (2017-09-30)

The Roanoke colony vanished without a trace, and centuries later it remains one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries. But new evidence might at last reveal its fate. After a man is swallowed by the earth, experts wonder if a sinkhole is to blame.
Ep. 7: Curse of the Bermuda Triangle (2017-10-07)

After five planes vanish in the Bermuda Triangle, new science suggests a strange geological force is responsible. Today, satellites are revealing lost tribes living in the Amazon jungle, but some civilizations remain missing, stumping experts.
Ep. 8: Flight of Terror (2017-10-14)

In 2009, an Air France flight went missing and investigators discover this tragedy could happen again. After a huge area of Siberian forest is destroyed, investigators race to find the culprit. New evidence may finally solve this century-old mystery.