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The UnXplained Season 8

18 Episodes First aired Jan 16, 2026 TMDB★5.9

Explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries. Each episode features compelling contributions from scientists, historians, witnesses and experiencers—each seeking to shed light on how the seemingly impossible actually can happen.

Episodes

E1
1. Impossible Ancient Structures
Jan 16, 2026 · 42m

All over the world stand ancient structures so massive, precise, and baffling that they seem impossible for not just their time, but ours as well. From colossal walls and giant stone tombs to temples carved from solid…

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2. Nightmares and Dreams
Jan 23, 2026 · 42m

Dreams have inspired humanity for thousands of years and in all this time, we have yet to answer one fundamental question: What is the purpose of dreams? From nightmares linked to unexplained deaths and more.

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3. Unnatural Disasters
Jan 30, 2026 · 42m

Throughout history, catastrophic disasters have reshaped civilizations -- yet some events defy all scientific expectations.

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4. Mysteries of Africa
Feb 13, 2026 · 42m

Africa remains one of the most mysterious continents on Earth. From lost cities buried beneath shifting sands, to the elusive tomb of history's most mighty queen, what secrets lie hidden throughout Africa's vast…

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5. Mind Over Matter
Feb 20, 2026 · 42m

The human mind is home to all our thoughts, hopes, dreams, and memories.

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6. Mighty Kingdoms Unearthed
Feb 27, 2026 · 42m

An exploration of strange and inexplicable mysteries; contributions from scientists, historians and witnesses as they seek to shed light on how the impossible can happen.

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7. Dangerous Places
May 29, 2026 · 42m

Every year, people risk their lives to enter places the world has marked off-limits. What is it about the world’s most dangerous places that makes them impossible to resist?

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8. Satan's Army
Jun 5, 2026 · 42m

From demonic possession and cursed homes to battlefield apparitions and ancient pacts with the Devil, history is filled with chilling accounts of supernatural forces said to be working against humanity. Are these…

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9. Top Secret Projects
Jun 12, 2026 · 42m

Throughout history, governments have carried out top secret projects that defy belief-from experimental aircraft and staged illusions to covert experiments that crossed ethical boundaries. Hidden from the public and…

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10. Mystery Of The Dinosaurs
Jun 26, 2026 · 42m

Dinosaurs have fascinated scientists for nearly two centuries, and in all that time, we have yet to answer even the most basic questions about how these animals lived, how they died, and what became of them. From an…

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11. The Lost World of the Aztecs
Jul 10, 2026 · 42m

Five centuries after the fall of the Aztec Empire, new discoveries are revealing that this lost civilization may have been far more sophisticated-and far stranger-than history has long suggested.

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12. Objects of Power
Jul 17, 2026 · 42m

For centuries, certain objects have been deemed to heal the sick, summon spirits, legitimize kings, curse their owners, and even alter the fate of nations.

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13. Unnerving Nature
Jul 24, 2026

Across the planet are places where nature behaves in ways that seem to defy explanation. Forests where people vanish, deserts where signals fail, caves filled with toxic air and mountains no one dares to climb.

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14. Deadly Ancient Curses
Jul 31, 2026

Throughout history, people have feared that ancient curses can bring misfortune, madness, and even death to those who defy them.

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15. Alien Close Encounters
Aug 7, 2026

An exploration of strange and inexplicable mysteries. Contributions from scientists, historians and witnesses as they seek to shed light on how the impossible can happen.

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16. Secrets of the Pyramids
Aug 14, 2026

Why did so many ancient people, separated by oceans and centuries, return to the same monumental shape? Were pyramids simply the most practical way to build toward the sky--or could they reveal a deeper pattern of…

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17. Buried Mysteries
Aug 21, 2026

Across the deserts of North Africa and the Near East--the region often called one of the Cradles of Civilization--entire armies, cities, and cultures have vanished beneath shifting sands.

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18. Human Anomalies
Aug 28, 2026 · 42m

Across the world, rare medical disorders and extraordinary capabilities reveal how little we truly understand about the human body. Are these evidence that the human body is capable of far stranger things than science…