Episode 1: Overloaded
2021-10-1040 min
Clues from other disasters are used to solve how the I-35 bridge in the heart of Minneapolis collapsed without warning at the peak of rush hour traffic.
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When Big Things Go Wrong Season 1 — Episodes and Where to Watch
6 episodes · first aired 2021-10-10
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Episode 2: Ripple Effect
2021-10-1740 min
A state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain; an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy uncovers information about this deadly disaster.
Episode 3: Man vs. Machine
2021-10-2440 min
A Boeing 777 crash-lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled; as engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines.
Episode 4: Doomed From The Start
2021-10-3141 min
Italy suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses; examining what failures of a Brazilian dam, a Manilla high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about the collapse.
Episode 5: Hidden Flaws
2021-11-0741 min
37,000-feet over Iowa, a DC-10 aeroplane explodes mid-flight and the quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving 184 passengers; the connection between the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment.
Episode 6: House of Cards
2021-11-1441 min
In busy downtown New Orleans, a high-rise hotel under construction unexpectedly comes crashing to the ground; as the dust settles, the question on everyone's lips is why?
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