Mega Machines: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ten-part series Mega Machines unlocks the secrets of iconic machines, such as roller coasters, bullet trains, and cargo planes. Transforming our understanding of the machines around us, the series goes inside, under, over, and through them, revealing how they were built, how they work, how they fail, and how they have evolved. Episodes will look at the Griffon 12000TD hovercraft that skims effortlessly across water, concrete and even rocks at over 50mph, making it the ultimate all-terrain passenger vehicle; the Airfish 8, a unique breed of passenger vehicle, which is longer and heavier than a bus and can skim over water at 120 miles per hour; the Sikorsky built S-92 Helicopter, an evolution of the legendary Blackhawk military chopper; and Italy's Aprilia RSV4, the most advanced superbike in the world.

Series details

• Title: Mega Machines
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2018-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Science
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 34528
• IMDb ID: tt7892738
• TVDB ID: 340526

Cast and credited roles

• Erik Thompson — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-04; final listed air date 2018-03-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-02-26; final listed air date 2020-04-29; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mega Machines 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.