Unknown, a four-part documentary series, will premiere on Netflix on July 3. The streaming platform has partnered with Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus’s production company, Story Syndicate, for the upcoming project.
According to Deadline, the four-part docuseries will bestow thrilling stories of breathtaking escapades and explorations in eye-catching uncharted lands. Every film in the docuseries bends the boundaries of knowledge, delves deep into untrodden regions, and discloses the secrets of our planet by displaying tales of remarkable individuals and areas that have never been captured on camera before.
The first instalment is titled, “UNKNOWN: The Lost Pyramid”. It will revolve around two globally renowned Egyptologists, Dr Zahi Hawass and Dr Mostafa Waziri, who compete against each other to make the biggest discovery in the sands of Saqqara, the latest focal point of Egyptian archaeology. The former tries to discover a long-lost pyramid of a late Egyptian king. On the other hand, Waziri tries to unearth an ancient tomb from a necropolis.
Releasing on July 10 is the second episode, “UNKNOWN: Killer Robots”, which will explore artificial intelligence’s impact on military operations. This episode will also provide behind-the-scenes footage of a group of scientists who showed great interest in the creation of AI before it arrived in the army.
The docuseries’ third entry, “UNKNOWN: Cave of Bones”, coming out on July 17, will take viewers to South Africa, where a Paleoanthropologist named Lee Burger encounters the world’s oldest graveyard, which treasures an ape-like creature instead of a human. If Berger could prove that the creature with a small brain performed burial rituals, then his proof would drastically change the concepts of human evolution and the origins of belief.
The last film, “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine”, releasing on July 24, offers a unique BTS take on NASA’s mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope.
Netflix’s Unknown will release on July 3. Stay tuned for more updates.