Extreme Engineering (2003)★ 7.4/10

US · 50 min · April 13, 2003 · 9 seasons

• Documentary

Directed by: Jennifer Brown, Pip Gilmour, Sarah Holt, Jennifer Lorenz, Jackie Mow

Written by: Ron Blau, Rebecca Donahue, Ed Fields, Rebecca Graham, Sivan A. Ilamathi

Each episode of Extreme Engineering features a major construction and engineering project. Some projects are completed ones, like the new Hong Kong airport. Other projects are those under construction like the Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Alps. Still other episodes showcase futuristic projects that may never be built, like the Transatlantic Tunnel. Most episodes examine possible disaster scenarios that could threaten the projects.