Cities of the Underworld

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Cities of the Underworld
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Genre Documentary
History
Developed by34 Productions
Authentic Entertainment
StarringEric Geller (#101–108, #114)
Don Wildman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producersSarah Wetherbee
Emre Sahin
Tom Rogan
Lauren Lexton
ProducersChris Bray
Erin Comerford
Allison Hynes
Stuart Chait
Camera setupClint Lealos
Christian Ortega
Tim Flick
Anne Etheridge
Emre Sahin
Running time43 minutes
Original release
Network History
ReleaseMarch 2, 2007 (2007-03-02) 
February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)

Cities of the Underworld is an American documentary television series that premiered on March 2, 2007, on the History Channel. The program explores the subterranean environment and culture beneath various civilizations. The series was originally hosted and narrated by Eric Geller for the majority of episodes in season 1, with Don Wildman taking over for the rest of season 1 and seasons 2 and 3. [1] [2]

Contents

Episode list

"Istanbul" is the series backdoor pilot which originally aired under the title Ancient Marvels: Cities of the Underworld.

Season 1

Production no.Episode no.Original AirdateEpisode TitleLocationHost
Pilot/1101March 2, 2007"Istanbul" Istanbul, TurkeyEric Geller
2102April 23, 2007"Scotland's Sin City" Edinburgh, Scotland (features Gilmerton Cove)Eric Geller
3103April 30, 2007"Hitler's Underground Lair"Berlin, GermanyEric Geller
4104May 7, 2007"Rome's Hidden Empire"Rome, ItalyEric Geller
5105May 14, 2007"Catacombs of Death"Paris, FranceEric Geller
6106May 21, 2007"City of Caves" Budapest, HungaryEric Geller
7107June 4, 2007"New York"New York City, United StatesEric Geller
8108June 11, 2007"London's Lost Cities"London, EnglandEric Geller
9109June 18, 2007"Beneath Vesuvius" Naples, Italy Don Wildman
10110June 25, 2007"Freemason Underground"USA: Boston; Philadelphia; and Concord, Massachusetts Don Wildman
11111July 9, 2007"Dracula's Underground" Bucharest, RomaniaDon Wildman
12112July 16, 2007"Secret Pagan Underground" Cappadocia, TurkeyDon Wildman
13113July 23, 2007"Underground Bootleggers" Portland, Oregon, USADon Wildman
14114July 30, 2007"Rome: The Rise"Rome, ItalyEric Geller

Season 2

Production no.Episode no.Original AirdateEpisode TitleLocationHost
15201January 28, 2008"Underground Apocalypse" Jerusalem, Israel Don Wildman
16202February 4, 2008"Vietnam" Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Vietnamese jungleDon Wildman
17203February 11, 2008"A-Bomb Underground"Tokyo and Hiroshima, JapanDon Wildman
18204February 25, 2008"Viking Underground" Dublin, IrelandDon Wildman
19205March 3, 2008"Hitler's Last Secret" Prague, Czech RepublicDon Wildman
20206March 10, 2008"Maya Underground" Belize Don Wildman
21207March 17, 2008"Mob Underground" Chicago, USADon Wildman
22208March 24, 2008"Prophecies From Below"Jerusalem, IsraelDon Wildman
23209March 31, 2008"New York: Secret Societies"New York City, USADon Wildman
24210April 14, 2008"Washington, D.C.: Seat of Power"Washington, D.C., USA
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Don Wildman
25211April 21, 2008"Stalin's Secret Lair"Moscow, RussiaDon Wildman
26212April 28, 2008"Katrina Underground" New Orleans, Louisiana, USADon Wildman
27213May 5, 2008"Secret Soviet Bases" Ukraine Don Wildman

Season 3

Production no.Episode no.Original AirdateEpisode TitleLocationHost
28301October 26, 2008"City of Blood"London, England Don Wildman
29302November 2, 2008"Tunnels of Hell" Okinawa Island, JapanDon Wildman
30303November 9, 2008"Real Mafia Underground"Island of Sicily, ItalyDon Wildman
31304November 16, 2008"Secret Sin City" Las Vegas, Nevada, USADon Wildman
32305November 24, 2008"Hitler's Trenches"Belgium's Western Front Don Wildman
33306December 1, 2008"Barbarians' Lair" Dark Age sites of Luxembourg Belgium and the NetherlandsDon Wildman
34307December 8, 2008"Land of Manson"Los Angeles, California, USADon Wildman
35308December 15, 2008"Gladiators: Blood Sport"Rome, ItalyDon Wildman
36309December 22, 2008"Secret Holy Land" Ethiopia Don Wildman
37310January 12, 2009"Under The Rock"San Francisco, California, USADon Wildman
38311January 26, 2009"Tomb of the Lost Mummies" Cairo, EgyptDon Wildman
39312February 2, 2009"Gods of War"TurkeyDon Wildman
40313February 9, 2009"Alcatraz Down Under" Sydney, AustraliaDon Wildman

Season 4

Production no.Episode no.Original AirdateEpisode TitleLocationHost
41401September 7, 2021"Mayan Apocolypse"Yucatán, MEX | FL, USA | GA, USA Don Wildman
42402September 14, 2021"America's Military Underground"USADon Wildman
43403September 21, 2021"America's Unmapped Murder Tunnels"Multiple Cities, USADon Wildman
44404September 28, 2021"America's Ancient Ancestors"Great Lakes Area, USADon Wildman
45405October 5, 2021"The Pirate Queen's Lair"CroatiaDon Wildman
46406October 18, 2021"Ancient Underworld Metropolis"Don Wildman
47407October 26, 2021"The Lost Aztec Colony"Don Wildman

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