Watch Years of Living Dangerously

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2014
2 Seasons
8.5 (822)

Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary television series that aired on Showtime from 2014 to 2016. The show focuses on the impacts of climate change and seeks to highlight the urgency of taking action to mitigate its effects. The series features a star-studded cast including Thomas Friedman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Ian Somerhalder.

Each episode of the show features correspondents who travel around the world to investigate different aspects of climate change. The correspondents are a mix of celebrities and journalists, including Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle. Some of the locations visited during the show include Syria, Indonesia, and the United States.

The first episode of the show sets the tone for what viewers can expect from the series. Titled "Dry Season," the episode explores the impact of drought in areas such as Texas and Syria. Correspondent Thomas Friedman investigates how droughts are causing conflicts in Syria, while Arnold Schwarzenegger explores how Californians are adapting to drought conditions.

The second episode, "End of the Woods," is focused on deforestation. Correspondent Harrison Ford travels to Indonesia to investigate the deforestation that is threatening the survival of the orangutan population. The episode also explores how the global demand for palm oil is contributing to deforestation in Indonesia.

The show's third episode, "The Surge," explores the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast of the United States. Correspondent Chris Hayes speaks with residents who were affected by the storm and highlights the need for better infrastructure to protect against future storms.

Another episode of the show, titled "Revolt, Rebuild, Renew," examines the response to Hurricane Sandy in the weeks and months following the storm. The episode looks at how communities came together to rebuild in the aftermath of the disaster.

The final episode of the series, "A Dangerous Future," explores the potential consequences of inaction on climate change. The episode features interviews with scientists who warn of the dangers of rising sea levels and the loss of biodiversity.

Throughout the series, the correspondents interact with local residents and experts to provide viewers with a firsthand account of the impact of climate change. The show seeks to move beyond the politics of climate change and present the issue as a global crisis that requires immediate action.

Overall, Years of Living Dangerously is a thought-provoking and informative series that provides a detailed look at the impact of climate change on people and the planet. With an engaging cast and compelling storytelling, the show is a must-watch for anyone interested in the future of the planet.

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Seasons

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8. Uprising

December 14, 2016

Despite the closing of numerous coal plants across the country, coal remains a major source of energy. America Ferrera travels to Illinois, where a still-functioning coal plant is creating tension between those who want to shut it down and those who want to keep it open.

7. Safe Passage

December 7, 2016

Ty Burrell explores electric and automated vehicles; Bradley Whitford tackles climate change and politics.

6. Warming and Winning

November 30, 2016

Animal species around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate, and climate change is only worsening the trend. Former â€œDaily Showâ€ correspondent Aasif Mandvi sets off on a quest to understand just how much of a threat climate change poses to endangered species. He travels to Kenyaâ€™s wildlife preserves to meet the people on the front lines of conservation efforts, discovering that increased drought and irregular rainfall are compounding poaching and loss of habitat. Actress and activist Nikki Reed explores what some believe to be the ultimate solution for climate change: putting a price on carbon. She joins a group of passionate students at Ponoma College in Southern California on a mission to put it into action and travels to Vancouver, a carbon-pricing success story, for a sit-down with the mayor.

5. The Uprooted

November 23, 2016

Tom Friedman investigates the increasing population of climate refugees and Don Cheadle is in California, where drought is having devastating effects.

4. Fueling The Fire

November 16, 2016

Action hero, politician, climate crusader and Years of Living Dangerously executive producer Arnold Schwarzenegger sets out to explore the militaryâ€™s relationship with a changing climate, including how our armed forces are dealing with an increasing number of climate-related disasters and how the military is working to reduce its own carbon footprint. Schwarzenegger travels to Kuwait to visit soldiers and travel in a fuel convoy (where more than 3,000 soldiers have been killed or injured since 9/11). He learns how serious a threat the military perceives climate change to be, talks to top-level military leaders and meets the brave men and women who are dealing with climate change threats and disasters on the front lines. The battle to save the Amazon in Brazil â€” the â€œlungs of the planetâ€ â€” is the ultimate race against time. There are ever-increasing threats from cattle ranching, drought, deforestation, massive hydroelectric dams and illegal mining. Supermodel and activist Gisele BÃ¼ndchen travels to her home country to see the extent of the damage and investigates whatâ€™s being done to save the rainforest for all of us. Deep in the Amazon, she joins the national environmental police on a mission to put an end to illegal deforestation; in Alta Floresta, she meets with Greenpeace for a flyover of the forest, which reveals huge patches of deforested land, logs piled high on trucks and barges, drought-stricken fields, burnt rainforests and vast cattle ranches that were once lush, thousand-year-old tropical rainforests.

3. The Battle in the Woods

November 9, 2016

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman investigates the increasing population of climate refugees â€” migrants forced to leave their homes due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, natural disasters and destroyed livelihoods. He travels from the COP21 climate conference in Paris to the Sahel region of a parched and war-torn Africa, where he hears from refugees themselves. He explores this new wave and what the future may bring. Actor Don Cheadle is on the ground in California, where the worst drought in 1,200 years is devastating the nationâ€™s most populous state and the worldâ€™s seventh-largest economy. He investigates how Gov. Jerry Brownâ€™s administration is fighting the drought while also fighting climate change. Along the way, Cheadle meets a scientist who warns of a global water and food crisis as well as a family of farmers whose lives may never be the same as they struggle to find water in the parched Central Valley.

2. The Rising

November 2, 2016

If nothing is done to curb carbon emissions, Miami is in danger of being underwater by the end of the century. Jack Black is there to find out if and how the city and other low-lying coastal areas can survive rising seas. He finds a political and business community in denial and talks to a few lone legislators, residents, activists and scientists trying to do something before itâ€™s too late. Ian Somerhalder journeys to the Bahamas to investigate the future threat of superstorms, caused by rising sea temperatures, whose devastating effects could reach biblical proportions. At the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he joins scientists on a deep dive to explore blue holes, underwater caves that have collected the remnants of past storms for centuries.

1. A Race Against Time

October 30, 2016

David Letterman visits India to examine the country's methods expand its inadequate energy grid, power its booming economy and bring electricity for the first time to 300 million people. He in talks Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visits rural villages where power is a rare luxury and examines the US role in India's energy future. In Florida and Nevada, Cecily Strong locates past officials and other insiders who share how utility companies are blocking the growth of solar energy in the US.

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