TV series
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Overview
Travel around the world with author Dan Buettner to discover five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-08-30
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary, Mystery
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- MakeMake
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dan Buettner as Self
Creators and crew
- Clay Jeter - Creator
- Angus Wall - Executive Producer
- Kent Kubena - Executive Producer
- Dan Buettner - Executive Producer
- Clay Jeter - Executive Producer
- Terry Leonard - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Journey Begins
Buettner travels to Okinawa, Japan, where the island's oldest residents still share a serene way of life motivated by a sense of purpose, or ikigai.
Episode 2: An Unexpected Discovery
From the mountain villages of Sardinia to a sunny suburb of California, Buettner explores what has contributed to these communities' amazing lifespans.
Episode 3: The End of Blue Zones?
People in two very different Blue Zones — the Greek island Ikaria and Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula — thrive thanks to their unique diets and traditions.
Episode 4: The Future of Longevity
Buettner visits Singapore, then shares his discoveries in the United States to find out if we can create new Blue Zones in a rapidly changing world.
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