Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Through unprecedented access to archival footage and gut-wrenching eyewitness testimony, Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time is a gripping historical record of the storm and its aftermath. With unflinching urgency, the series exposes how a natural disaster became a national tragedy. The riveting, moment-by-moment portrayal offers new details of how the storm and ensuing flood unfolded in real time and transports viewers into the chaos that engulfed the city in the days leading up to and following the hurricane's landfall.

Series details

• Title: Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2025-07-27
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85728

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-07-27; final listed air date 2025-07-28; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time 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.