Breakthrough
Breakthrough

Breakthrough

2015 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 5.9 Documentary

Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-­edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing the world of tomorrow... today.

Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-­edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing the world of tomorrow... today.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Fighting Pandemics

Viral outbreaks can become deadly pandemics in a matter of days. To prevent catastrophe, courageous scientists are fight

EP 2

More Than Human

Scientific advancements are challenging the concept of what it means to be human. In the near future, enhancing the huma

EP 3

Decoding the Brain

Using powerful new technologies, scientists are seeking solutions to a variety of mental illnesses by exploring unmapped

EP 4

The Age of Aging

New discoveries may help us slow or even turn back our biological clocks.

EP 5

Energy From the Edge

Reliance on fossil fuels is leading us into a global energy crisis. If we act now, developments in energy production cou

EP 6

Water Apocalypse

Earth is facing the devastating loss of a vital resource: clean water. Now, innovators across the globe are seeking solu

EP 1

Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?

Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic

EP 2

Cyber Terror

Inside the hidden world of hackers: “White-hat” hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a “black-hat” ISIS recruit

EP 3

Curing Cancer

Using T cells taken from cancer patients and deactivated HIV virus, maverick doctors have created a stunning new therapy

EP 4

Game of Drones

The military and defense industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they’ll learn how at

EP 5

Predicting the Future

By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the futur

EP 6

Power to the People

The world’s electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a be

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