Nik Wallenda: Beyond Niagara: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nik Wallenda, King of the Highwire and seventh generation descendent of the legendary Wallenda Family acrobatic troupe, is on a mission to bring his death-defying skills to a 21st century audience. On the heels of his latest unprecedented stunt -- an attempt at a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls on June 15 -- SCIENCE will premiere an all-new six part series, Danger by Design, which documents Nik and his family as they create spectacular acts that cheat death through science, skill and discipline.

Series details

• Title: Nik Wallenda: Beyond Niagara
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-06-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-07-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Science
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25423
• IMDb ID: tt2191516
• TVDB ID: 260011

Cast and credited roles

• Nik Wallenda — Nik Wallenda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-06-18; final listed air date 2012-07-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nik Wallenda: Beyond Niagara on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.