Life After People (2009)
In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other experts speculate about what the Earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if, suddenly, humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect humanity's disappearance might have on the artificial aspects of civilization.
Cast: James Lurie, Steven S. Ross, Gordon Masterton, Jan Zalasiewicz, Tanya Wattenburg Komas, Howard Oliver, Travis Taylor, Ray Coppinger, Alan W. Pense, David Brin, William Leffler, Stein Sture, Richard Gutkowski, Frank Lowenstein, John Anderson, Gene Kritsky, Trevor S. Valle, Elena Gretch
Take Me to Your Leader
Life After People examines what will happen to the houses and tombs of world leaders in a world without people. It looks at the White House, Versailles, Grant's Tomb, and Monticello.
Depths of Destruction
Life After People examines what will happen to mankind's subterranean constructions. It also looks at Cheyenne Mountain, Carlsbad Cavern, Prairie Dogs and visits the Bonne Terre Mine and the Steamboat Arabia.
Sky's the Limit
Life After People examines what will happen to skies in a world without people. It also looks at what will happen to Air Force One, the Cassini space probe, and visits the abandoned Berlin-Tempelhof Airport and Edgar Radar Station.
Waves of Devastation
The destructive effects of water in a world without people. It also looks at the Alaskan Pipeline, Sydney Opera House, Santa Monica Pier and visits the abandoned Russian town of Pyramiden.
Holiday Hell
Life After People looks at what happens to places associated with holidays and leisure after people disappear. It also examines what happens to fireworks, reindeer, turkeys and visits the abandoned Salton Sea.
Home Wrecked Home
Life After People examines what happens to human dwelling places. It looks at the suburbs, high rise apartments, co-opts in a world without people and visits the empty village of Balestrino in Italy.
Last Supper
Life After People examines what happens to packaged food and grocery stores in a world without people. It also looks at Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' and visits Tranquille in British Columbia.
Crypt of Civilization
Life After People examines what will happen to time capsules and monuments in a world without people. It looks at the Crypt of Civilization, the Iwo Jima Memorial, and visits the Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut.
Toxic Revenge
Life After People examines what happens to nuclear power plants and other hazardous areas in a world without people. It also looks at the future of Niagara Falls and visits Pitcher, Oklahoma.
Wrath of God
Religious buildings in a world without people. It looks at St. Peter's Basilica, Crystal Cathedral Megachurch, and the Christ the Redeemer Statue and visits Kolmanskop in the Namibia Desert.