• 2015
Metropolis

Summary Metropolis explores one important world city each episode, uncovering rich historical secrets behind its extraordinary location. View more details

  • 2015

Metropolis

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Stanley Tucci Virginia Madsen Jeremy Irons Margaret Cho

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7.9

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Jan 3, 2015

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Metropolis Show Site on Travelchannel.com

Language : English

Production companies : Nutopia

Summary Metropolis explores one important world city each episode, uncovering rich historical secrets behind its extraordinary location. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Jan 3, 2015

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Metropolis Show Site on Travelchannel.com

Language : English

Production companies : Nutopia

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Metropolis (2015)

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Episode 1 • Jan 03, 2015
Manhattan
A small island in New York harbor transforms itself into the world's most iconic metropolis. Celebrity interviews, stunning graphics and stylized reenactments reveal the surprising stories and places that make Manhattan the city that never sleeps.
Episode 2 • Jan 03, 2015
San Francisco
San Francisco boasts some of America's most famous foods and landmarks. Stunning graphics, re-enactments and celebrities reveal how a diverse population overcame disaster to transform a Spanish port into a tech and cultural capital.
Episode 3 • Jun 17, 2015
Rome
Travel Channel stars reveal Rome as you've never seen it before. How did secret ingredients and an ancient recipe build the first metropolis? Also, learn how American GIs helped create an iconic pasta dish.
Episode 4 • Jun 17, 2015
London
Travel Channel stars reveal London as you've never seen it. How did a small Roman outpost become the center of the world? See how trains created its signature street food and how caffeine addiction brought about the stock market.
Episode 5 • Sep 23, 2015
Paris
Famed for stunning architecture, delectable food and cutting edge fashion, Paris is the most romantic city in the world. But the "City of Light" endured many dark days transforming itself into the Metropolis it is today. Celebrity interviews, stunning graphics, and stylized reenactments reveal the surprising stories that define the growth and present day experience of this great city. Once a city where common people fought to get bread, the revolution brought about a surprising transformation to its cultural and culinary landscape, including the invention of the celebrity chef and contemporary cuisine. Twice more, Paris faced demolition, only to re-emerge as the beautiful "The City of Light" that draws so many of us today.
Episode 6 • Sep 23, 2015
New Orleans
New Orleans is the the birthplace of jazz, the home of Creole cooking, and the center of southern hospitality. A city built on 300 years of Native American, European and African influences; it formed one of the world's richest cultures and most distinct cuisines. Travel Channel stars unlock surprising stories and the hidden history behind New Orleans' most celebrated traditions - How a swampland became the wealthiest port in America, how steamboats transformed it into the country's first sin city, how a fire made the French Quarter Spanish and how streetcar drivers created "Po' boys".
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