Seekers of the Lost Treasure: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Award-winning series following the stories of the world's greatest archaeological adventurers. This mini-series profiles the perils, struggles and triumphs of four of history's treasure seekers. In glass cases and dusty corners of great international museums of North America and Europe, thousands of their priceless relics & treasures are displayed. All are fascinating in their own right for what they tell us of lost tribes, lost cultures, even lost civilizations. But the real stories are rarely told--the blood-stirring adventures of the travelers who braved swamp fever, cannibals, sandstorms & other perils to capture the treasures. Michael Rockefeller; Lord Elgin; Giovanni Belzoni; and Edward Thompson were all men of guile & daring in the tradition of Indiana Jones. They travelled to the ends of the Earth in search of archeological riches of ancient and exotic cultures. Includes staged re-enactments, interviews, personal journal accounts, original film footage and unpublished photography.

Series details

• Title: Seekers of the Lost Treasure
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1995-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-04-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• TVMaze ID: 30959
• IMDb ID: tt7610690
• TVDB ID: 258293

Cast and credited roles

• Jeremy Irons — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-04-18; final listed air date 1995-04-18; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Seekers of the Lost Treasure 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.