About this season
Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.
Episodes (16)
1. Penthouse Palace
Aired 7 June 2023 • 42 min
A porn baron dreams up a hedonistic paradise to avert nuclear catastrophe.
2. Castle Kingdom
Aired 14 June 2023 • 42 min
Half-built castles stand as a whimsical reminder of a neighborhood that was supposed to feature thermal baths and panoramic views; the ambitious project came to an abrupt halt when the construction company began to face financial difficulties...
3. Rock 'N' Roll Island
Aired 21 June 2023 • 42 min
A Beatles legend builds a state-of-the-art studio on a Caribbean island.
4. K-Pop Dreamland
Aired 28 June 2023 • 42 min
This spooky, unfinished amusement park serves a different purpose nowadays.
5. The True Cross
Aired 5 July 2023 • 42 min
In a California desert, a once glittering Hollywood hotspot gets converted into a top-secret interrogation center for POWs.
6. Blues Prison
Aired 12 July 2023 • 42 min
Formerly known as one of the toughest prisons in America, this massive complex was once home to medical experiments and a chaotic hostage situation.
7. Fake News Fortress
Aired 19 July 2023 • 42 min
Graffiti scratched into the walls of a military base on the British coast sheds light on a secret raid against the Nazis.
8. Turkish Wonderland
8.0Aired 2 August 2023 • 42 min
Remains of a grand vision become a symbol of excess in the Turkish capital.
9. The Montauk Conspiracy
Aired 20 October 2023 • 36 min
Conspiracies swirl around an abandoned military base in Long Island, where it's alleged that covert government experiments took place underground.
10. The Ruins of Troy
Aired 27 October 2023 • 36 min
In modern-day Turkey, on the coast of the Aegean Sea, archaeologists discovered hilltop ruins that are believed to be the site of one of the world's most enduring stories.
11. Hell Island
Aired 3 November 2023 • 36 min
On a picturesque island off the coast of Brazil, this penal colony was once the site of a dramatic prisoner uprising.
12. The Ruins of Archaeopolis
Aired 10 November 2023 • 36 min
This fortress once stood between the Ancient Roman and Persian Empires.
13. Korea's Joan of Arc
Aired 24 November 2023
A teenage girl in Korea is martyred in prison and becomes a national hero; the facility where she was held stands in remembrance of her bravery and the Korean struggle for independence...
14. Gunslingers and Gangsters
Aired 1 December 2023
Notorious gunslinger John Dillinger once pulled off a daring escape from this unassuming jail.
15. Gangbusters and Gun Battles
Aired 8 December 2023
A building in Colorado is still marked with bullet holes from a Wild West shootout between union members and state militia.
16. Propaganda Palace
Aired 15 December 2023
In the former Soviet Union, this theater and others like it were used to influence the minds of the masses.