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  • Desperate Hours (2016– )
  • TV Series | 26 min | Reality-TV
Desperate Hours (2016– )
TV Series | 26 min | Reality-TV

A sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an earthquake. This is not only a documentary but a live account of dramatic events in real time. In this unique 13-...See moreA sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an earthquake. This is not only a documentary but a live account of dramatic events in real time. In this unique 13- part series you'll be an eyewitness to some of the greatest disasters of the last 100 years and you will have a rare opportunity to compare disasters across time and distance and decide which you think is the worst. Written by Jon Loew See less
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Writers
Scott Alexander Young (screenplay by) | Iva Knotkova (screenplay by) | Lucie Matekjicka Sehnalova (screenplay by)
Producers
Bettina Dalton (produced by) | Max Serio (produced by)
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Updated Mar 18, 2016

Release date (First episode)
Mar 18, 2016 (United States)

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Cast

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64 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Lee Perry
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
13
Thor Thordarson
Self - Volcanologist Self - Volcanologist   See fewer
2
Peter Sammonds
Self - University College London Self - University College London   See fewer
2
John All
Self - Climber Self - Climber   See fewer
2
Patrick Adenusi
Self - Executive Director, Safety Beyond Borders Self - Executive Director, Safety Beyond Borders   See fewer
2
Satinath Sarangi
Self - Managing Trustee at Sambhavna Trust Self - Managing Trustee at Sambhavna Trust   See fewer
2
Jose Rubiera
Self - Meteorologist Self - Meteorologist   See fewer
2
Hazim Hrvatovic
Self - Director of Bosnian Geological Institute Self - Director of Bosnian Geological Institute   See fewer
2
Louis Uccellini
Self - Director, National Center for Environmental Prediction Self - Director, National Center for Environmental Prediction   See fewer
2
Michael Oppenheimer
Self - Chief Scientist of Environmental Defense Fund Self - Chief Scientist of Environmental Defense Fund   See fewer
1
Andrew Olvera
Self - USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team Self - USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team   See fewer
1
Thomas Frieden
Self - U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention Self - U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention   See fewer
1
Ahmad J. Yahya
Self - CEO, Malaysia Airlines Self - CEO, Malaysia Airlines   See fewer
1
Zemeri Bashary
Self - Afghan Interior Ministry Spokesman Self - Afghan Interior Ministry Spokesman   See fewer
1
Marcelo Meretti
Self - Floods Memorial Organizer Self - Floods Memorial Organizer   See fewer
1
Gordon Van Hook
Self - Senior Director, Maersk Self - Senior Director, Maersk   See fewer
1
Tumi Gudmundsson
Self - Professor of Geophysics Self - Professor of Geophysics   See fewer
1
Shek Moar Khan
Self - Head of Lassa Fever Program Self - Head of Lassa Fever Program   See fewer
1
Oleksandr Novikov
Self - Manager of Nuclear Safety Self - Manager of Nuclear Safety   See fewer
1
Ashfaq Nadeem
Self - Director General of Military Operation Self - Director General of Military Operation   See fewer
1
Jorge B. Flores
Self - Police Commissioner, Juan Rordriguez Clara Self - Police Commissioner, Juan Rordriguez Clara   See fewer
1
Mohammad Machnouk
Self - Environment Minister Self - Environment Minister   See fewer
1
Mohamad Ridwan
Self - Indonesia Army Chief Commander Self - Indonesia Army Chief Commander   See fewer
1
Caroline Cadier
Head of Concorde Cabin Crew Head of Concorde Cabin Crew   See fewer
1
Ake Wikstrom
Self - Sustainability Manager, Hogdalen Waste Incinerator Plant Self - Sustainability Manager, Hogdalen Waste Incinerator Plant   See fewer
1
Toto Ram Chouhan
Self - Former Employee, Union Carbide Factory Self - Former Employee, Union Carbide Factory   See fewer
1
Antonius Ratdomopurbo
Self - Volcanologist Self - Volcanologist   See fewer
1
Paul Cheung
Self - AP Reporter & Passenger Self - AP Reporter & Passenger   See fewer
1
Sumomai Ghosh
Self - Friend of Dead Trekker Self - Friend of Dead Trekker   See fewer
1
Armand Sprecher
Self - Public Health Specialist at MSF Self - Public Health Specialist at MSF   See fewer
1
Boyan Slat
Self - Founder of the Ocean Cleanup Initiative Self - Founder of the Ocean Cleanup Initiative   See fewer
1
Kenji Satake
Self - Earthquake Research Center, University of Tokyo Self - Earthquake Research Center, University of Tokyo   See fewer
1
Hugh Pennington
Self - University of Aberdeen Self - University of Aberdeen   See fewer
1
Dirk van As
Self - Geological Survey of Greenland & Denmark Self - Geological Survey of Greenland & Denmark   See fewer
1
Alvin Del Mayor
Self - Rescuer Self - Rescuer   See fewer
1
John P. Lockwood
Self - Volcanologist Self - Volcanologist   See fewer
1
Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
Self - Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Self - Chief Minister of Uttarakhand   See fewer
1
Jorges Castilla
Self - Epidemiologist Self - Epidemiologist   See fewer
1
Giuseppe De Natale
Self - Volcanologist Self - Volcanologist   See fewer
1
Todd Baker
Self - Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Self - Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries   See fewer
1
Andhra Pradesh
Self - District Administrator Self - District Administrator   See fewer
1
Ali Pinar
Self - Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Center, Bogazici University Self - Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Center, Bogazici University   See fewer
1
Richard M. Allen
Self - Director of UC Berkley Seismological Lab Self - Director of UC Berkley Seismological Lab   See fewer
1
Rick Bauer
Self - Public Health Engineer, Oxfam Self - Public Health Engineer, Oxfam   See fewer
1
Gary Little
Self - George Washington University Hospital Self - George Washington University Hospital   See fewer
1
Charlotte Songeur
Self - Airparif Crisis, Centre Employee Self - Airparif Crisis, Centre Employee   See fewer
1
Hans Verlome
Self - Director of WWF's Global Climate Change Programme Self - Director of WWF's Global Climate Change Programme   See fewer
1
Matthew Cochrane
Self - Communications Manager, Red Cross Self - Communications Manager, Red Cross   See fewer
1
Stuart Sipkin
Self - USGS Geophysicist Self - USGS Geophysicist   See fewer
1
Rick Steiner
Self - Professor, Oil Spill Expert Self - Professor, Oil Spill Expert   See fewer
1
Martin Kaiser
Self - Greenpeace Head of International Climate Politics Self - Greenpeace Head of International Climate Politics   See fewer
1
Kate Hutton
Self - Seismologist, California Institute of Technology Self - Seismologist, California Institute of Technology   See fewer
1
Edward Carwardine
Self - Unicef Worker Self - Unicef Worker   See fewer
1
Chen Yuyu
Self - Professor of Guanghua, School of Management Self - Professor of Guanghua, School of Management   See fewer
1
Lo Wing-Lok
Self - President of Hong Kong Medical Association Self - President of Hong Kong Medical Association   See fewer
1
K.W. Pao
Self - Hong Kong Government Agriculture and Fisheries Department Self - Hong Kong Government Agriculture and Fisheries Department   See fewer
1
Ross Vaugh
Self - British Search and Rescue Team Leader Self - British Search and Rescue Team Leader   See fewer
1
Luis Yampufe Morales
Self - Engineer Self - Engineer   See fewer
1
Gao Qiang
Self - Minister of Health Self - Minister of Health   See fewer
1
Peter Convey
Self - Terrestrial Ecologist & Research Professor Self - Terrestrial Ecologist & Research Professor   See fewer
1
Rob Holden
Self - UN Disaster Assessment Coordination Team Leader Self - UN Disaster Assessment Coordination Team Leader   See fewer
1
Shigeru Omi
Self - Western Pacific Regional Director, WHO Self - Western Pacific Regional Director, WHO   See fewer
1
Marc Van Ranst
Self - Virologist Self - Virologist   See fewer
1
Joseph Domenech
Self - UN Food and Agriculture Organization Self - UN Food and Agriculture Organization   See fewer
1
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