All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Egypt's First Pyramid

    • February 24, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Ancient Egypt, 4700 years ago. Revolution is brewing - and the most ambitious building project on the planet sets off a chain of transformative events

  • S01E02 Curse Of The Pyramids

    • March 3, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Head back to Ancient Egypt to explore more legends. Now, the pyramid age has begun and a new pharaoh, Snefru, has ascended to the throne

  • S01E03 The Tyrant King

    • March 10, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is the world's most famous tomb, built by Khufu - a Pharaoh with a reputation for cruelty. But what's the truth about this tyrant king?

  • S01E04 Mystery of the Great Pyramid

    • March 17, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    With the help of recently unearthed diaries, explore how the notorious Pharaoh Khufu completed his great pyramid - and what happened when he died.

  • S01E05 Secrets of the Sphinx

    • March 24, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Who will succeed Pharoah Khufu? Some Egyptologists think the succession after his death holds the key to a great mystery: the riddle of the Sphinx.

  • S01E06 Downfall Of A Dynasty

    • March 31, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    A series of legendary pharaohs have built iconic monuments - and what has been a transformative period, the age of the pyramid builders ends.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Birth of the Tutankhamun Dynasty

    • November 1, 2022
    • Sky History

    Bringing Egypt's true stories from the age of the Pharaohs to life, capture the energy behind the moment that was the birth of Tutankhamun.

  • S02E02 Hatshepsut, the Pharaoh Queen

    • November 8, 2022
    • Sky History

    Only the third woman to become Pharaoh in the 3,000-year history of Ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut catapulted to power 14 centuries before Cleopatra.

  • S02E03 Amenhotep III, the Great Builder

    • November 15, 2022
    • Sky History

    In a time of comparative peace, this ruler of Ancient Egypt dedicated his time to diplomacy and extensive building in Egypt and Nubia.

  • S02E04 Akenaton, the Enigma

    • November 22, 2022
    • Sky History

    Despite the short-lived nature of Akenaton's religious reform, his artistic legacy influenced the work of future craftsmen.

  • S02E05 Nefertiti, the Beauty Becomes Queen

    • November 29, 2022
    • Sky History

    Wife to King Akhenaton, Nefertiti's portrait bust - now located in Berlin - is one of the most well-known ancient sculptures in existence.

  • S02E06 Tutankhamun, the Pharaoh with the Fabulous Treasure

    • December 6, 2022
    • Sky History

    The discovery of Tutankhamun's largely intact tomb in 1922 was arguably more significant than his short reign as Pharaoh.