Impossible Engineering 2015
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
Specials
2016
11 episodes
Specials of Impossible Engineering premiered on August 2, 2016.
Season 1
2015
6 episodes
Season 1 of Impossible Engineering premiered on April 13, 2015.
Season 2
2016
8 episodes
Season 2 of Impossible Engineering premiered on March 16, 2016.
How does a cruise ship containing 18 decks and 6,000 guests stay afloat? How was the world's heaviest man-made structure built? Which construction can hold the most football fans in the world? The second season answers these questions, and more.
Season 3
2017
12 episodes
Season 3 of Impossible Engineering premiered on March 30, 2017.
Season 4: Extreme Railroads
2018
6 episodes
Season 4 of Impossible Engineering premiered on May 17, 2018.
Since their spectacular rise in the 19th century, railroads have been at the cutting edge of engineering and technology and that remains true, even today. Extreme Railroads shines a light on the world's most extraordinary rail systems, including New York's Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge, Japan's Bullet Train and California's Central Pacific Railroad.
Season 5
2019
10 episodes
Season 5 of Impossible Engineering premiered on January 3, 2019.
The new season includes Hudson Yards Project, a large-scale redevelopment program; the New Safe Containment being constructed around Chernobyl's damaged nuclear reactor; the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, the largest warships ever designed, are currently being built and will introduce the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, which will launch aircraft with a state-of-the-art catapult system; and the London Array, the largest offshore wind farm on the planet.
Season 6: Extreme Railroads
2019
6 episodes
Season 6 of Impossible Engineering premiered on May 1, 2019.
Season 7
2020
16 episodes
Season 7 of Impossible Engineering premiered on January 1, 2020.
Season 8
2020
4 episodes
Season 8 of Impossible Engineering premiered on July 15, 2020.
Season 9
2020
4 episodes
Season 9 of Impossible Engineering premiered on November 11, 2020.
Season 10
2021
10 episodes
Season 10 of Impossible Engineering premiered on June 9, 2021.