TV series
Surviving Death
Overview
What happens after we die? This docuseries explores personal stories and research on near-death experiences, reincarnation and paranormal phenomena.
Details
- First air date
- 2021-01-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Break Thru Films
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Leslie Kean as Self - Journalist & Author, 'Surviving Death'
- Mike Anthony as Self
- Laura Lynne Jackson as Self - Medium
- Deborah Blum as Self - Director, MIT School of Science Journalism
- Chris Roe as Self - President, Society for Psychical Research (SPR)
- Nicole Janssen as Self - Physical Medium
- Susan Walkley as Self
- Jim B. Tucker as Self - Director, Division of Perceptual Studies
- Mary Neal as Self - Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
- Bruce Greyson as Self - Prof. Emeritus, Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences
- Raymond Moody as Self (archive footage)
- Peter Fenwick as Self - Neuropsychiatrist, University of Cambridge
Creators and crew
- Ricki Stern - Executive Producer
- Seth Keal - Producer
- Jessica Vale Gerlach - Producer
- Sarit G. Work - Producer
- Leila Abu-Saada - Producer
- Ricki Stern - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Near-Death Experiences
A doctor is found lifeless after going over a waterfall. Now she and others share their near-death experiences. Does consciousness expand after death?
Episode 2: Mediums (1)
Poised between life and death, mediums promise a chance to commune with the departed. Can seekers cultivate that ability and find solace and healing?
Episode 3: Mediums (2)
A medium leads a séance, deeply moving a student. Plaster casts of "spirit" hands — physical manifestations of the dead — are explored.
Episode 4: Signs from the Dead
A bird, a dancing light or a caress: Signs and messages from the dead happen all the time, mediums say. So the grieving look for ways to communicate.
Episode 5: Seeing Dead People
Can consciousness survive a body's demise? An investigator records eerie sounds at a historic spot, and a doctor discusses encounters with the dying.
Episode 6: Reincarnation
Vivid details and unshakable confidence — from a 5-year-old. A child psychiatrist studies cases of past-life memories, which occur around the world.
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