Cities of the Underworld

Cities of the Underworld
Genre	Documentary History Geography
Developed by	34 Productions Authentic Entertainment
Starring	Don Wildman
Narrated by	Don Wildman
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	40 (as of February 9, 2009)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sarah Wetherbee Emre Sahin Tom Rogan Lauren Lexton
Producer(s)	Chris Bray Erin Comerford Allison Hynes Stuart Chait
Camera setup	Clint Lealos Christian Ortega Tim Flick Anne Etheridge Emre Sahin
Running time	43 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	History
Picture format	1080i HD
Original run	March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02) – 2009
External links
Website

Cities of the Underworld was an American documentary television series that premiered on March 2, 2007 on History. The program explored the subterranean environment and culture beneath various civilizations. The series was hosted and narrated by Eric Geller for a short time in season one with Don Wildman taking over for the rest of the series.

The show employed a quick-paced editing and shooting style along with extensive use of 3D computer graphics.

Episode list

"Istanbul" is the pre-series pilot under the name of Ancient Marvels: Cities of the Underworld.^[1]

Season 1

Production no.	Episode no.	Original Airdate	Episode Title	Location	Host
Pilot/1	101	March 2, 2007	"Istanbul"	Istanbul, Turkey	Eric Geller
2	102	April 23, 2007	"Scotland's Sin City"	Edinburgh, Scotland (features Gilmerton Cove)	Eric Geller
3	103	April 30, 2007	"Hitler's Underground Lair"	Berlin, Germany	Eric Geller
4	104	May 7, 2007	"Rome's Hidden Empire"	Rome, Italy	Eric Geller
5	105	May 14, 2007	"Catacombs of Death"	Paris, France	Eric Geller
6	106	May 21, 2007	"City of Caves"	Budapest, Hungary	Eric Geller
7	107	June 4, 2007	"New York"	New York City, United States	Eric Geller
8	108	June 11, 2007	"London's Lost Cities"	London, England	Eric Geller
9	109	June 18, 2007	"Beneath Vesuvius"	Naples, Italy	Don Wildman
10	110	June 25, 2007	"Freemason Underground"	USA: Boston; Philadelphia; and Concord, Massachusetts	Don Wildman
11	111	July 9, 2007	"Dracula's Underground"	Bucharest, Romania	Don Wildman
12	112	July 16, 2007	"Secret Pagan Underground"	Cappadocia, Turkey	Don Wildman
13	113	July 23, 2007	"Underground Bootleggers"	Portland, Oregon, USA	Don Wildman
14	114	July 30, 2007	"Rome: The Rise"	Rome, Italy	Eric Geller

Season 2

Production no.	Episode no.	Original Airdate	Episode Title	Location	Host
15	201	January 28, 2008	"Underground Apocalypse"	Jerusalem, Israel	Don Wildman
16	202	February 4, 2008	"Vietnam"	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Vietnamese jungle	Don Wildman
17	203	February 11, 2008	"A-Bomb Underground"	Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan	Don Wildman
18	204	February 25, 2008	"Viking Underground"	Dublin, Ireland	Don Wildman
19	205	March 3, 2008	"Hitler's Last Secret"	Prague, Czech Republic	Don Wildman
20	206	March 10, 2008	"Maya Underground"	Belize	Don Wildman
21	207	March 17, 2008	"Mob Underground"	Chicago USA	Don Wildman
22	208	March 24, 2008	"Prophecies From Below"	Jerusalem, Israel	Don Wildman
23	209	March 31, 2008	"New York: Secret Societies"	New York City, USA	Don Wildman
24	210	April 14, 2008	"Washington, D.C.: Seat of Power"	Washington, D.C., USA Greenbrier County, West Virginia	Don Wildman
25	211	April 21, 2008	"Stalin's Secret Lair"	Moscow, Russia	Don Wildman
26	212	April 28, 2008	"Katrina Underground"	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Don Wildman
27	213	May 5, 2008	"Secret Soviet Bases"	Ukraine	Don Wildman

Season 3

Production no.	Episode no.	Original Airdate	Episode Title	Location	Host
28	301	October 26, 2008	"City of Blood"	London, England	Don Wildman
29	302	November 2, 2008	"Tunnels of Hell"	Okinawa Island, Japan	Don Wildman
30	303	November 9, 2008	"Real Mafia Underground"	Island of Sicily, Italy	Don Wildman
31	304	November 16, 2008	"Secret Sin City"	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Don Wildman
32	305	November 24, 2008	"Hitler's Trenches"	Belgium's Western Front	Don Wildman
33	306	December 1, 2008	"Barbarians' Lair"	Dark Age sites of Luxembourg Belgium and the Netherlands	Don Wildman
34	307	December 8, 2008	"Land of Manson"	Los Angeles, California, USA	Don Wildman
35	308	December 15, 2008	"Gladiators: Blood Sport"	Rome, Italy	Don Wildman
36	309	December 22, 2008	"Secret Holy Land"	Ethiopia	Don Wildman
37	310	January 12, 2009	"Under The Rock"	San Francisco, California, USA	Don Wildman
38	311	January 26, 2009	"Tomb of the Lost Mummies"	Cairo, Egypt	Don Wildman
39	312	February 2, 2009	"Gods of War"	Turkey	Don Wildman
40	313	February 9, 2009	"Alcatraz Down Under"	Sydney, Australia	Don Wildman

References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0846663/

External links

• Official website
• History Channel Films at Glenbrook Tunnel, Sydney, Australia
• Cities of the Underworld at the Internet Movie Database
• Cities of the Underworld: Istanbul at the Internet Movie Database
• Cities of the Underworld at TV.com
• Authentic Entertainment's Official Site