History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames

Season 1

Explores history's most astonishing killers - criminals, tyrants, natural disasters, deadly weapons, battles, and even islands - revealing the strange truths behind the world's most prolific and powerful forces of death.

Where to Watch History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames • Season 1

10 Episodes

Natural Disasters
E1
Natural DisastersFrom killer hurricanes and tsunamis to earthquakes, floods and fires, these are the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
Explosions
E2
ExplosionsOne spark is all it takes. From the Hindenburg disaster to Krakatoa's violent volcanic eruption in 1883, these explosions are among history's deadliest.
Islands
E3
IslandsIsolated, deadly, and unforgettable - places like Iwo Jima, Devil's Island, and Snake Island -these isles are home to some of history's darkest stories.
Tyrants
E4
TyrantsFrom mad rulers like Caligula and Ivan the Terrible, to dictators like Mao Zedong and Saddam Hussein who killed by the millions, these are history's deadliest tyrants.
Water's Wrath
E5
Water's WrathFrom the Johnstown flood to the Indonesian tsunami, discover how water's power can transform in to an unstoppable agent of death.
Weapons
E6
WeaponsFrom ancient war machines to devastating weapons of mass destruction, these are the innovations that changed warfare and rank among history's deadliest.
Missions
E7
MissionsFrom doomed voyages across continents and oceans to covert CIA operations, these missions show that no matter how much preparation and planning are done, things can still turn deadly.
Engineering Disasters
E8
Engineering DisastersCost-cutting moves to save on some of the Titanic's three million rivets; shortcuts taken while building a gladiator stadium in ancient Rome; how a little carelessness triggers deadly engineering failures in history.
Battles
E9
BattlesFrom ancient battles at Cannae and Agincourt, to World War II's Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Stalingrad; these are history's deadliest conflicts.
Criminals
E10
CriminalsDrug kingpins, serial killers, pirates, assassins, and murderous con men; criminals with bloody legacies.