Doomsday Preppers
"It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)," sang R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, and it's a proclamation that must resonate with the people profiled in this series. That's because they are all preparing for doomsday, whether it's caused by a natural disaster, a financial collapse or a nuclear winter, and their plan is to outlast and outlive any apocalyptic scenario. The series goes inside America's "prepping" subculture and introduces otherwise ordinary folks who are stockpiling food, water, weapons and whatever else they think is necessary in the event basic services should falter and society turns chaotic and violent. Also, each prepper's plan is reviewed by the consulting firm Practical Preppers, which analyzes its potential effectiveness in case the prepper's worst fears become reality.
SEASON 4
SEASON 4
S4 E6 - There Will Be Chaos
A retired risk assessment analyst; wildfire protection.
04.17.2020 | 45m S4 E5 - You Said it Was Non-Lethal
Three preppers who plan to use natural resources to survive.
04.17.2020 | 44m S4 E4 - Back to the Dark Ages
An electromagnetic pulse; catastrophic climate change.
04.17.2020 | 45m S4 E3 - Shepherds and Wolves
Prepping for an attack on the electrical grid.
08.07.2014 | 44m S4 E2 - Be the Prep
Preparing for some sort of economic collapse.
04.17.2020 | 44m S4 E1 - To Fail is To Die
Potential World War III; camouflaged IEDs; superstorms.
04.17.2020 | 44m SEASON 3
SEASON 3
S3 E14 - Americans Not Ameri-cant's
Threat of foreign occupation; cyber attack.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E13 - Nobody Will Be Ready
Two Tennessee families who are preparing for an earthquake.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E12 - No Stranger To Strangers
Veteran Richard Huggins prepares for a nuclear strike.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E11 - No One Will Ever Know
Preparing for a civil war; prepping for an EMP attack.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E10 - Live Bees, Live Ammo
Families who fear the end of the world is coming.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E9 - Survival Is An Ugly Beast
Rob is devising the ultimate booby-trap system.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E8 - Total Destruction
Tracy prepares for a devastating tornado.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E6 - The Fight Ahead
Chad believes that a nuclear strike is a real possibility.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E5 - Take Our Country Back
Fortress deep in Oregon's back country; economic collapse.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E4 - People Become Animals
Alex Dunbar trains a private army of German Shepherds.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E3 - Whatever It Takes
Preppers gear up for the possibility of World War II.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E2 - The Gates of Hell
An economic collapse could mean total chaos.
04.17.2020 | 44m S3 E1 - Don't Betray the Colony
Some preppers believe in safety in numbers, but not all.
04.17.2020 | 44m SEASON 2
SEASON 2
S2 E17 - Gonna Be A Big Bang
Kevin and his family move to Costa Rica; economic collapse.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E16 - Let Her Rip
Fear of a world war; fear of a terrorist attack.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E15 - A Fortress at Sea
In the shadow of Mount St. Helens; sailboat bunker.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E14 - Pain Is Good
A man fears the economy's collapse; a man fears tsunamis.
02.19.2013 | 45m S2 E13 - Solutions Not Problems
Converting a decommissioned missile silo.
02.12.2013 | 45m S2 E12 - Hit The Ground Running
Frank and wife Elaine prepare for economic collapse.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E11 - Prepper's Paradise
A woman begins prepping following a dream.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E9 - In the Hurt Locker
Preppers who create a community of like-minded individuals.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E9 - No Such Thing As a Fair Fight
Prepping for an electromagnetic pulse and a solar flare.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E8 - Prepared Not Scared
Brian Smith prepares for a collapse of the monetary system.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E7 - Escape from New York
New York City hurricane; nuclear power plant meltdown.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E6 - You've Got Chaos
Massive earthquake; global financial crisis.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E5 - Taking from the Haves
Yellowstone volcano; aquaponic systems; inventor's estate.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E4 - The Time of Reckoning
A man prepares for a terrorist attack using a dirty bomb.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E3 - Bad Times All The Time
Prepping for economic crisis, earthquake and World War III.
04.17.2020 | 45m S2 E2 - You Can't Let Evil Win
People who prep for power plants attack and F-5 tornados.
04.17.2020 | 44m S2 E1 - Am I Nuts or Are You?
A 15-year-old prepper; racer preps for a biological attack.
04.17.2020 | 45m SEASON 1
SEASON 1
S1 E12 - Extreme Prep Edition
Preparation for a cataclysmic event follows five principles.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E11 - I Suggest We Run
Preparation for China undermining the U.S. economy.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E10 - Disaster Doesn't Wait
Dirty bombs; a belief that China brings economic chaos.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E9 - Close the Door, Load the Shotgun
Farmers stockpile food and ammo; solar-flare earthquake.
03.27.2012 | 45m S1 E8 - It’s Gonna Get Worse
Armageddon Inn; pandemic preparation; fish antibiotics.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E7 - Into the Spider Hole
Spider holes in the mountains; underground silo bunker.
03.13.2012 | 45m S1 E6 - Nine Meals Away from Anarchy
Economic collapse; radioactive disaster; living underground.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E5 - Friends Can Become Enemies
Four Americans make huge sacrifices to be prepared.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E4 - It's All Gonna Hit the Fan
Fear of road rage chaos; pandemic fears; sea level changes.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E3 - Back to the Stone Age
A popular R.E.M. song might be a good mantra for preppers.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E2 - I Hope I Am Crazy
A gourmet meal using shelf-stable foods; financial collapse.
04.17.2020 | 45m S1 E1 - Bullets, Lots of Bullets
Preparing for a day when the poles flip; massive earthquake.
04.17.2020 | 45m 
