Season 2

6 Episodes2016

Storyteller Bill Weir continues his worldwide quest to uncover the untold stories of remarkable people, places, cultures, and creatures, at the crossroads of change. Across six hour-long episodes, viewers will be transported to fascinating and breathtaking locations, including the glaciers and fjords of Iceland, the Peruvian ruins of Machu Picchu, the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, stunning Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa, the secretive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and to Cuba as it undergoes dramatic transformation.

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Episodes (6)

Ep 1

Cuba: Forbidden Island

2016-03-20•60m

Season 2 begins with a visit to Cuba where people are preparing for a tourist invasion.

Ep 2

Iceland: The Wedding Crash

2016-03-27•60m

A visit to Iceland, where two-thirds of babies are born to unmarried parents, to explore whether the nation will be the first country to completely let go of marriage.

Ep 3

The Colorado River: A Thirst for More

2016-04-03•60m

An examination of the Colorado River that sustains more than 40 million people in the West to see whether enough efforts are being made to see that it continues to flow, with populations booming and the waters receding.

Ep 4

Bhutan: The Happiest Place On Earth

2016-04-10•60m

The magical kingdom of Bhuton, "the happiest place on earth," is visited to see whether it can stay blissfully content as the modern world encroaches its borders.

Ep 5

Botswana: The Hunters & the Hunted

2016-04-17•60m

Weir goes on safari in Africa with naturalists fighting to save precious species from extinction.

Ep 6

Amsterdam: The Future of Freedom

2016-12-18•60m

Bill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the world's liberal cities, to find out if it can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.