Extreme Engineering: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Andreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.

Series details

• Title: Extreme Engineering
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2003-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-07-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12769
• IMDb ID: tt1056754
• TVDB ID: 72702

Cast and credited roles

• Danny Forster — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-04-13; final listed air date 2003-06-04; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-07-07; final listed air date 2004-11-22; episode order: 9.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-10-19; final listed air date 2006-01-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-02-19; final listed air date 2006-07-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-10-11; final listed air date 2006-11-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 2007-09-04; final listed air date 2007-10-17; episode order: 14.
• Season 7: premiered 2009-04-20; final listed air date 2009-06-26; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 2010-04-08; final listed air date 2010-07-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 9: premiered 2011-04-08; final listed air date 2011-07-09; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Extreme Engineering 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.