History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames to Premiere in January
The HISTORY Channel is set to premiere its killer new series History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames, hosted and narrated by the Golden Globe Award-winning actor (Mission: Impossible, Pulp Fiction, Don King: Only in America) on Monday, January 26 at 10 pm ET/PT.
The 10-part series produced by Propagate Content will reveal the unbelievable details surrounding the world’s most prolific and powerful killers. From conniving criminals, lethal weapons, and epic battles to violent plagues, devastating natural disasters, and more, these are the deadliest people, places, and events that altered the global landscape and changed civilization forever.
Have you ever wondered how an earthquake could become so strong that it sets the city of Tokyo on fire? What about a volcanic eruption so powerful that it buried an entire village under tons of mud?
Or perhaps you are curious about what factors were at play that caused the most devastating hurricane in history? History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames will take viewers on a shocking ride to answer these questions and more, revealing the real science, circumstances, and missteps that turned extraordinary events into unimaginable disasters.
As host, Rhames will bring his signature intensity and commanding presence to each episode, guiding viewers through the pivotal decisions, deadly chain reactions, and far-reaching consequences of these historic catastrophes. Expert interviews, rare archival footage, and dynamic visual storytelling offer deeper insight into why these events proved so lethal—and how similar scenarios could erupt again.
History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames is produced for The HISTORY Channel by Propagate Content, the award-winning content powerhouse founded by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens. Silverman, Owens, Drew Buckley, and Isabel San Vargas serve as executive producers for Propagate Content, with Jack Katkavich serving as a co-executive producer.
Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning) and Scott Hartford serve as executive producers. Eli Lehrer, Mary E. Donahue, and Jen Wagman are executive producers for The HISTORY Channel.
A+E Global Media holds worldwide distribution rights to History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames. Each episode will stream the next day on The HISTORY Channel app, the History site, and On Demand on all pay-TV platforms that offer The HISTORY Channel.
