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Countdown To Apocalypse

Season 1
Examine how different societies and traditions believe the world will end.
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  1. S1 E1 - Maya Messengers
    November 8, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    December 21, 2012: a prophetic date delivered in stone by the ancient Maya. Revered by scientists for their extremely accurate calendars, the Maya are also known for their mysterious ability to predict unsettling events.
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  2. S1 E2 - Four Horsemen
    November 15, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    The Book of Revelation: the New Testament s blueprint of doom foretells the coming of the Four Horsemen of the apocalypse, heralding the end of days. These horsemen will usher in four divine judgments that promise to devastate humanity.
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  3. S1 E3 - Nostradamus
    November 22, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Nostradamus had visions of the end of our modern world. Now, scholars decipher his predictions and learn of terrible tragedies and catastrophic events that threaten to annihilate global populations.
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  4. S1 E4 - Hopi Blue Star
    November 29, 2012
    43min
    TV-14
    The Hopi people have warned us that the world is headed for extinction. Based in the Arizona Desert, the Native American tribe of the Hopi has been prophesying about the fate of society for centuries.
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  5. S1 E5 - Prophets of Doom
    December 6, 2012
    43min
    TV-14
    Nostradamus, regarded as the most well-known prophet in the history, wasn t alone. Edgar Cayce, America s most famous psychic, predicted the 1929 stock market crash and the coming of World War II.
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  6. S1 E6 - Future Terrors
    December 13, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Nightmarish terrors long relegated to the pages of science fiction are threatening to become a reality in the 21st Century.
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