Drain the Oceans: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas, and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis.

Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets and lost worlds. Using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography, and insights from top marine archaeologists, Drain the Oceans delivers penetrating new insights into the epic history of human civilization and the deepsea world, exposing sunken cities, shipwrecks, and amazing natural wonders of the deep.

Series details

• Title: Drain the Oceans
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, History
• Premiere date: 2018-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 36937
• IMDb ID: tt8676618
• TVDB ID: 348352

Cast and credited roles

• Kerry Shale — Narrator
• Russell Boulter — Narrator
• James Delgado — Director of Maritime Heritage, NOAA / Maritime Archaeologist, SEARCH Inc.
• Eric Grove — Naval Historian

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-05-28; final listed air date 2018-07-30; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-06-03; final listed air date 2019-10-14; episode order: 15.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-02-09; final listed air date 2020-06-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-08-02; final listed air date 2021-08-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-11-29; final listed air date 2023-01-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-03-05; final listed air date 2023-04-09.

Source and licence

Adapted from Drain the Oceans 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.