Impossible Engineering: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Brand new series, Impossible Engineering, is a tribute to their achievements. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and space crafts are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible. How would they have ever existed without the historical work of their ancestors? Interviews with their great advocates bring engineering history to life and retell how these incredible accomplishments shaped the modern world.

Series details

• Title: Impossible Engineering
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature, Travel, History
• Premiere date: 2015-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-09-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Science
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 5926
• IMDb ID: tt4648556
• TVDB ID: 294492

Cast and credited roles

• Mike Bratton — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-13; final listed air date 2015-06-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-03-16; final listed air date 2016-05-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-03-30; final listed air date 2017-06-15; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-05-17; final listed air date 2018-06-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-01-03; final listed air date 2019-03-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2019-05-01; final listed air date 2019-06-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 2020-01-01; final listed air date 2020-02-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 2020-07-15; final listed air date 2020-08-05; episode order: 4.
• Season 9: premiered 2020-11-11; final listed air date 2020-12-02; episode order: 4.
• Season 10: premiered 2021-06-09; final listed air date 2021-09-01; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Impossible 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.