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Doomsday Preppers

Go inside America's prepping subculture, uncovering a wide assortment of prepping styles and approaches, meeting preppers on their own turf, examining their methods and tracking their progress as they think through every logistic and contingency plan.
IMDb 6.0201117 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Am I Nuts or Are You?
    November 12, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Meet an eclectic group of preppers, all of whom are taking extreme measures to ready themselves for the end of the world.
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  2. S2 E2 - You Can't Let Evil Win
    November 3, 2012
    45min
    TV-14
    Meet three American families who have drastically altered their lifestyles in order to survive what they fear will be the end of the world.
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  3. S2 E3 - Bad Times All the Time
    November 19, 2012
    45min
    TV-14
    Jay Blevins is a former law enforcement officer who is preparing for a global economic crisis.
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  4. S2 E4 - The Time of Reckoning
    November 26, 2012
    45min
    TV-14
    A single dirty bomb could cause massive chaos.
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  5. S2 E5 - Taking from the Haves
    December 3, 2012
    46min
    TV-14
    Meet Jeff Bushaw, a full-time prepper who fears the eruption of the Yellowstone super volcano. Allen and Franco are neighbors who are preparing for a breakdown of the world food system. John Adrain is an inventor who fears a wide range of disasters.
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  6. S2 E6 - You've Got Chaos
    December 10, 2012
    45min
    TV-14
    Meet another group of unique preppers who are readying themselves and their families for the end of the world.
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  7. S2 E7 - Escape from New York
    December 10, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    Follow three New Yorkers as they plot their routes out of the city, literally escaping the grid to reach safety.
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  8. S2 E8 - Prepared Not Scared
    December 31, 2012
    45min
    16+
    Meet Bryan Smith, who lives in rural Florida and fears a looming economic collapse will lead to violent social unrest. Also meet Christine, who is anxiously preparing for a mega tsunami that she fears will devastate the East Coast.
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  9. S2 E9 - No Such Thing as a Fair Fight
    December 17, 2012
    45min
    TV-14
    Brent from Florida lives in fear of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that will make the world go dark, leaving his family of 12 with nothing.
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  10. S2 E10 - In the Hurt Locker
    January 14, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Not all preppers are relying on their nuclear family to survive the end of time; to some, creating a tight-knit community of like-minded individuals is the difference between death and survival.
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  11. S2 E11 - Prepper's Paradise
    January 21, 2013
    45min
    TV-14
    Doomsday Preppers visits the household of Amanda Bobbin, who began prepping after being warned in her sleep of imminent danger.
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  12. S2 E12 - Hit the Ground Running
    February 4, 2013
    45min
    TV-14
    Former firefighter medics John and Kelly are motorcycle riders living on a prepping homestead in the mountains of Virginia in preparation for a total economic collapse.
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  13. S2 E13 - Solutions Not Problems
    February 11, 2013
    45min
    TV-14
    Prepping for an economic collapse, Jeff is converting a decommissioned missile silo into the perfect bug-out getaway.
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  14. S2 E14 - Pain is Good
    February 18, 2013
    45min
    TV-14
    Meet Craig, a proud Alaskan living in the woods of Fairbanks, fearing the collapse of the American economy. He's secretly built a bug-out dome, designed by friend and prepping partner Don.
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  15. S2 E15 - A Fortress at Sea
    March 4, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Meet the Coy family, who live in the shadow of Mount St. Helens and prep for its eruption.
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  16. S2 E16 - Let Her Rip
    March 11, 2013
    45min
    TV-14
    Meet a descendant from the Hatfield clan who fears that the current political and economic state will lead to world war.
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  17. S2 E17 - Gonna Be a Big Bang
    March 19, 2013
    43min
    TV-14
    A couple protect themselves against an economic collapse by stockpiling canned goods, weapons and supplies, but they still need an underground bunker. Elsewhere, a well-off family plan to hide out in Costa Rica.
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Violencefoul language
Audio languages
English Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Alan Madison
Producers
National Geographic
Starring
Michael IzquierdoStephen ManganBrent Royal II
Studio
National Geographic Channel
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