Superstorm (2007)★ 5.4/10

GB,US,DE,FR,JP · 59 min · January 1, 2007 · 1 seasons

Drama
Thriller
Sci-Fi

Written by: Edward Canfor-Dumas, Julian Simpson

Scientists attempt to weaken hurricanes through cloud seeding in a three-part British docudrama miniseries following their efforts and challenges.

Original title

Superstorm

Storyline

Superstorm is a three-part British docudrama miniseries written and directed by Julian Simpson, about a group of scientists that try to divert and weaken hurricanes using cloud seeding. Superstorm originally aired on BBC One for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes, from April 15th, 2007 to April 29th, 2007. Each episode was followed by a half-hour documentary on BBC Two on extreme weather monitoring and forecasting, called The Science of Superstorms. The series was also aired (after being edited for content) on the Discovery Channel in the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 2007. Superstorm is a co-production of BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel and ProSieben, in association with M6 and NHK. Ailsa Orr and Michael Mosley, who made also Supervolcano, are the executive producers for BBC, while Jack E. Smith is the executive producer for Discovery Channel.

Rating

5.4 / 10 · 506

Companies

BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, M6, NHK, ProSieben Media AG, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Video, Discovery Channel Canada, Dutch FilmWorks (DFW), Polyband, ProSieben, RTL Entertainment, RTL Klub Televízió, Yleisradio (YLE)

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