Modern Marvels: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination on a grand scale, "Modern Marvels" tells the amazing stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who create everyday items, technological advancements and man-made wonders. From the Statue of Liberty to distilled spirits, and canals to bridges, no subject seems out of reach. Science, technology, electronics, mechanics, engineering, architecture, industry, mass production, manufacturing, and agriculture are just some of the many topics that have been covered during the long-running series.

Series details

• Title: Modern Marvels
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Nature, History
• Premiere date: 1993-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 932

Cast and credited roles

• Max Raphael — Narrator
• Adam Richman — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-12-10; final listed air date 1994-01-01.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-12-16; final listed air date 1996-06-30.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-08-20; final listed air date 1997-06-22.
• Season 4: premiered 1996-09-02; final listed air date 1998-12-28.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-06-27; final listed air date 1999-11-29.
• Season 6: premiered 1998-07-27; final listed air date 1999-12-14.
• Season 7: premiered 2000-01-03; final listed air date 2000-12-19.
• Season 8: premiered 2001-01-04; final listed air date 2001-12-11.
• Season 9: premiered 2001-01-03; final listed air date 2002-12-18.
• Season 10: premiered 2001-01-20; final listed air date 2003-12-30.
• Season 11: premiered 2004-01-16; final listed air date 2012-02-06.
• Season 12: premiered 2005-01-05; final listed air date 2005-12-29.
• Season 13: premiered 2006-01-01; final listed air date 2006-10-09.
• Season 14: premiered 2006-02-20; final listed air date 2007-12-24.
• Season 15: premiered 2008-01-07; final listed air date 2010-01-29.
• Season 16: premiered 2010-01-14; final listed air date 2010-06-17.
• Season 17: premiered 2010-10-29; final listed air date 2011-02-04.
• Season 18: premiered 2011-10-03; final listed air date 2012-02-27.
• Season 19: premiered 2012-07-16; final listed air date 2015-04-11.
• Season 20: premiered 2021-02-21; final listed air date 2021-04-11.
• Season 21: premiered 2021-07-25; final listed air date 2022-08-08.
• Season 22: premiered 2021-11-28; final listed air date 2021-12-05.
• Season 23: premiered 2022-02-16; final listed air date 2022-08-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Modern Marvels 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.