Modern Marvels

HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.

Modern Marvels (1993-2022) is an American factual docuseries created by Bruce Nash and broadcast on History, later A&E and H2. Hosted on screen by Adam Richman and narrated throughout by Lloyd Sherr, the show runs for twenty-three seasons and roughly seven hundred episodes, each about forty-four minutes long. Rather than following a continuing storyline, every episode takes a separate subject and traces its history, design and production, from commonplace items like ink and coffee to skyscrapers, bridges, and engineering disasters. Viewers see the inventors, dreamers and occasional schemers behind everyday technology, with archival footage and on-location visits to factories and construction sites. The tone is curious, upbeat and accessible, a steady stream of explanation that rewards casual attention as much as focused viewing. Its topic-by-topic format makes it easy to dip into at any point. Fans of How It's Made, Connections and Engineering Disasters will find similar appeal in its mix of industrial process and historical storytelling. The result is a long, cheerful education in how the modern world got built.

Viewed as an accessible, reliable factual series that explains how everyday objects and structures are made, though its formula is considered repetitive.

• How It's Madefactual docuseries about how everyday objects and grand structures are built, informational tone with narrated explainers
• Engineering Disastersnonfiction exploration of engineering feats and disasters, narrated history of human ingenuity
• Connectionseducational nonfiction tracing the history and invention behind everyday things, accessible informative tone

Created by

Bruce Nash

Release Date

1993-12-10

Episode runtime

44 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (35)

What is Modern Marvels about?

A long-running American documentary series that explores the invention, engineering and history behind everyday objects, buildings and disasters.

What is Modern Marvels like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Modern Marvels as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Modern Marvels violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Modern Marvels.

What did critics think of Modern Marvels?

Viewed as an accessible, reliable factual series that explains how everyday objects and structures are made, though its formula is considered repetitive.

Which shows are like Modern Marvels?

Shows with a similar feel include How It's Made, Engineering Disasters, and Connections.

How long is Modern Marvels?

Modern Marvels: 23 seasons, 707 episodes.

Is Modern Marvels still running?

Yes, Modern Marvels is still running.

Where can I watch Modern Marvels?

In United States, Modern Marvels streams on HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Philo, History, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum On Demand, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV.