Lost Treasures of Egypt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An immersive, action-packed series follows international teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology — Lost Treasures of Egypt. Through excavations and unprecedented access to the teams on the front line of archaeology, we follow these modern-day explorers as they battle searing heat and inhospitable terrain to make the discoveries of a lifetime.

Series details

• Title: Lost Treasures of Egypt
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Nature, History
• Premiere date: 2019-03-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 41251
• IMDb ID: tt10115054
• TVDB ID: 360606

Cast and credited roles

• Julian Barratt — Narrator
• Rick Robles — Narrator
• Colleen Darnell — Dr. Colleen Darnell - Egyptologist
• Christopher Naunton — Dr. Chris Naunton - Egyptologist
• John Ward — Archaeologist / Egyptologist
• Maria Nilsson — Maria Nilsson
• Kathleen Martinez — Dr. Kathleen Martinez - Archaeologist
• Salima Ikram — Prof. Salima Ikram - Egyptologist

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-03-05; final listed air date 2019-07-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-08-11; final listed air date 2020-09-01; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-09-13; final listed air date 2021-09-27; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2022-11-06; final listed air date 2023-03-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-05-02; final listed air date 2024-06-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2025-07-31; final listed air date 2025-09-04; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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