The Tesla Files — Season 1
A new investigation driven by declassified CIA documents suggests a secret history of bitter rivalries and amazing achievements of a truly gifted man – Nikola Tesla.
About this season
A new investigation driven by declassified CIA documents suggests a secret history of bitter rivalries and amazing achievements of a truly gifted man – Nikola Tesla.
Episodes (5)
1. Without a Trace
5.5Aired 4 May 2018 • 42 min
Researcher Marc Seifer recruits astrophysicist Travis Taylor and investigative journalist Jason Stapleton to help unravel the mystery of inventor Nikola Tesla’s missing files, which were confiscated by the U.S. government after he died in 1943.
2. The Colorado Experiment
Aired 11 May 2018 • 42 min
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
3. Tesla's Tower
Aired 18 May 2018 • 42 min
The team investigates Nikola Tesla's final residence, The New Yorker Hotel, and find incredible evidence that it served as much more than a home to the controversial inventor. They also travel to Wardenclyffe, Tesla's infamous, abandoned laboratory where even more stunning secrets are discovered deep underground.
4. Secret Weapons
Aired 25 May 2018 • 42 min
Researcher Marc Seifer finds the smoking gun evidence proving the U.S. military wanted Tesla's secret files. Jason Stapleton and Travis Taylor investigate a link between Tesla's last patent and one of the Air Force's most advanced aircrafts. The team makes an astonishing connection between Wardenclyffe Tower and the New Yorker Hotel.
5. Fowl Play
Aired 1 June 2018 • 42 min
Marc, Jason and Travis follow the trail back to New York where they discover traces of a shadow government bent on keeping Nikola Tesla's files secret.