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All Episodes of When Big Things Go Wrong

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This new original docuseries looks at some of the world’s worst real-life engineering disasters and seeks an answer to the question of what caused the calamity. News footage is interwoven with innovative and illuminating graphics,

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Season 1

8.1/1014 votes
Ripple Effect
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2021
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1015 votes
Overloaded
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2021
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1015 votes
Hidden Flaws
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2021
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.6/1017 votes
Doomed From The Start
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2021
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.5/1019 votes
Man vs. Machine
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2021
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.2/1014 votes
House of Cards
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2021
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?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown