Is Secrets of the Dead coming back?
Secrets of the Dead (2000–present) — drama · mystery · history on PBS
The answer: Yes — returns October 7, 2026.
Next episode · S23E02 · "Lady Liberty" · on PBS
23seasons
127episodes
3upcoming
7.7/ 10
About Secrets of the Dead
Yes — Secrets of the Dead returns on 2026-05-27 on PBS.
The show is a documentary series that first premiered in 2000, blending elements of detective work, true-life drama, and historical investigation. Each episode explores unexplained events and challenges existing ideas by unearthing evidence from around the world, providing viewers with new perspectives on historical mysteries.
The series features Jay O. Sanders as the narrator and has a runtime of 60 minutes per episode. It holds a rating of 7.7 on TVMaze. The show continues to delve into intriguing stories, with the upcoming episode titled "China's Bronze Kingdom" set to air on 2026-05-28.
Secrets of the Dead episode schedule
3 upcoming · 124 aired . Next episode: October 7, 2026.
Upcoming · 3
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | S23·E2 | Lady Liberty |
| November 4, 2026 | S23·E3 | Saving Tangier Island |
| November 11, 2026 | S23·E4 | Who Fought the American Revolution |
Aired · 124
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | S23·E1 | China's Bronze Kingdom |
| February 4, 2026 | S22·E21 | The Quest for Camelot |
| January 28, 2026 | S22·E20 | Queens of Combat |
| November 12, 2025 | S22·E19 | Picturing Shakespeare |
| October 29, 2025 | S22·E18 | Chasing the Plague |
| October 22, 2025 | S22·E17 | Cracking the Queen's Code |
| October 15, 2025 | S22·E16 | Cleopatra's Last Temple |
| October 8, 2025 | S22·E15 | Rise and Fall of the Colosseum |
| February 26, 2025 | S22·E14 | Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part Two) |
| February 19, 2025 | S22·E13 | Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part One) |
| November 20, 2024 | S22·E12 | Lost Treasures of Angkor – King's Gold |
| November 13, 2024 | S22·E11 | Lost Treasures of Angkor – The Discovery |
| October 30, 2024 | S22·E10 | Field of Vampires |
| October 23, 2024 | S22·E9 | The Civil War's Lost Massacre |
| October 16, 2024 | S22·E8 | The Herculaneum Scrolls |
| October 9, 2024 | S22·E7 | Mozart's Sister |
| October 2, 2024 | S22·E6 | Returning to Babylon |
| November 22, 2023 | S22·E5 | The Princes in the Tower |
| November 1, 2023 | S22·E4 | Death in Britannia |
| October 25, 2023 | S22·E3 | Eiffel's Race to the Top |
| October 18, 2023 | S22·E2 | Jurassic Fortunes |
| October 11, 2023 | S22·E1 | The Sunken Basilica |
| November 9, 2022 | S21·E5 | Hidden in the Amazon |
| November 2, 2022 | S21·E4 | Decoding Hieroglyphics |
| October 26, 2022 | S21·E3 | The End of the Romans |
| October 19, 2022 | S21·E2 | Last Days of Pompeii |
| October 9, 2022 | S21·E1 | Archaeology of Althorpe |
| November 24, 2021 | S20·E6 | The Caravaggio Heist |
| November 17, 2021 | S20·E5 | A Samurai in the Vatican |
| November 10, 2021 | S20·E4 | Hindenburg's Fatal Flaws |
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| November 3, 2021 | S20·E3 | The First Circle of Stonehenge |
| October 27, 2021 | S20·E2 | Lady Sapiens |
| October 20, 2021 | S20·E1 | Magellan's Crossing |
| November 18, 2020 | S19·E6 | Gangster's Gold |
| November 4, 2020 | S19·E5 | Abandoning The Titanic |
| July 7, 2020 | S19·E4 | Viking Warrior Queen |
| April 28, 2020 | S19·E3 | Building Notre Dame |
| January 21, 2020 | S19·E2 | Bombing Auschwitz |
| July 2, 2019 | S19·E1 | Galileo's Moon |
| June 25, 2019 | S18·E5 | World War Speed |
| April 3, 2019 | S18·E4 | Egypt's Darkest Hour |
| March 27, 2019 | S18·E3 | King Arthur's Lost Kingdom |
| February 20, 2019 | S18·E2 | The Nero Files |
| October 3, 2018 | S18·E1 | The Woman in the Iron Coffin |
| April 10, 2018 | S17·E2 | Hannibal In The Alps |
| January 24, 2018 | S17·E1 | Scanning the Pyramids |
| April 5, 2017 | S16·E5 | Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science |
| March 29, 2017 | S16·E4 | Nero's Sunken City |
| December 14, 2016 | S16·E3 | Van Gogh's Ear |
| November 2, 2016 | S16·E2 | Graveyard of the Giant Beasts |
| October 26, 2016 | S16·E1 | After Stonehenge |
| May 24, 2016 | S15·E5 | Teotihuacan's Lost Kings |
| May 17, 2016 | S15·E4 | Cleopatra's Lost Tomb |
| March 29, 2016 | S15·E3 | The Alcatraz Escape |
| November 24, 2015 | S15·E2 | Jamestown's Dark Winter |
| October 27, 2015 | S15·E1 | Vampire Legend |
| October 13, 2015 | S14·E3 | The Real Trojan Horse |
| August 4, 2015 | S14·E2 | JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness |
| January 28, 2015 | S14·E1 | Ben Franklin's Bones |
| September 24, 2014 | S13·E7 | Resurrecting Richard III |
| August 8, 2014 | S13·E6 | Dick Cavett's Watergate |
| July 9, 2014 | S13·E5 | The Mona Lisa Mystery |
| May 6, 2014 | S13·E4 | The Lost Gardens of Babylon |
| April 2, 2014 | S13·E3 | Carthage's Lost Warriors |
| March 26, 2014 | S13·E2 | The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone |
| November 11, 2013 | S13·E1 | JFK: One PM Central Standard Time |
| July 23, 2013 | S12·E6 | Bones of the Buddha |
| July 10, 2013 | S12·E5 | Ultimate Tut |
| May 15, 2013 | S12·E4 | Caveman Cold Case |
| May 8, 2013 | S12·E3 | Death on the Railroad |
| May 1, 2013 | S12·E2 | Bugging Hitler's Soldiers |
| October 23, 2012 | S12·E1 | The Man Who Saved the World |
| May 16, 2011 | S11·E1 | The World's Biggest Bomb |
| May 4, 2011 | S10·E5 | China's Terracotta Warriors |
| April 20, 2011 | S10·E4 | Lost in the Amazon |
| November 17, 2010 | S10·E3 | Lost Ships of Rome |
| November 10, 2010 | S10·E2 | Slave Ship Mutiny |
| November 3, 2010 | S10·E1 | The Silver Pharaoh |
| May 19, 2010 | S9·E6 | Deadliest Battle |
| May 12, 2010 | S9·E5 | Churchill's Deadly Decision |
| May 6, 2010 | S9·E4 | Japanese SuperSub |
| November 25, 2009 | S9·E3 | Mumbai Massacre |
| November 11, 2009 | S9·E2 | The Airmen and the Headhunters |
| May 13, 2009 | S9·E1 | Michelangelo Revealed |
| April 22, 2009 | S8·E4 | Blackbeard's Lost Ship |
| September 30, 2008 | S8·E3 | Executed in Error |
| May 14, 2008 | S8·E2 | Sinking Atlantis |
| May 7, 2008 | S8·E1 | Doping for Gold |
| April 30, 2008 | S7·E2 | Escape from Auschwitz |
| April 23, 2008 | S7·E1 | Aztec Massacre |
| May 16, 2007 | S6·E5 | Irish Escape |
| May 9, 2007 | S6·E4 | Headless Romans |
| May 2, 2007 | S6·E3 | Herculaneum Uncovered |
| April 25, 2007 | S6·E2 | Battle for the Bible |
| November 8, 2006 | S6·E1 | Dogfight Over Guadalcanal |
| October 4, 2006 | S5·E5 | Umbrella Assassin |
| July 26, 2006 | S5·E4 | The Sinking of the Andrea Doria |
| November 23, 2005 | S5·E3 | Voyage of the Courtesans |
| November 16, 2005 | S5·E2 | Gangland Graveyard |
| October 19, 2005 | S5·E1 | The Hunt for Nazi Scientists |
| August 4, 2004 | S4·E6 | Amazon Warrior Women |
| May 19, 2004 | S4·E5 | D-Day |
| April 11, 2004 | S4·E4 | Shroud of Christ? |
| March 3, 2004 | S4·E3 | Killer Flu |
| November 12, 2003 | S4·E2 | Bridge on the River Kwai |
| November 1, 2003 | S4·E1 | Blood Red Roses |
| February 12, 2003 | S3·E6 | Bombing Nazi Dams |
| January 15, 2003 | S3·E5 | Tragedy at the Pole |
| November 27, 2002 | S3·E4 | Great Fire of Rome |
| November 20, 2002 | S3·E3 | Titanic's Ghosts |
| October 30, 2002 | S3·E2 | Mystery of the Black Death |
| August 6, 2001 | S2·E7 | What Sank the Mary Rose? |
| July 31, 2001 | S2·E6 | The Syphilis Enigma |
| July 24, 2001 | S2·E5 | Tomb of Christ |
| July 17, 2001 | S2·E4 | Day of the Zulu |
| July 10, 2001 | S2·E3 | Death at Jamestown |
| July 3, 2001 | S2·E2 | Murder at Stonehenge |
| June 26, 2001 | S2·E1 | Witches' Curse |
| May 8, 2001 | S3·E1 | Search for the First Human |
| June 15, 2000 | S1·E4 | What Happened to the Hindenburg |
| May 17, 2000 | S1·E5 | Cannibalism in the Canyon |
| May 16, 2000 | S1·E3 | The Lost Vikings |
| May 15, 2000 | S1·E2 | Catastrophe! Part 2: How the World Changed |
| May 15, 2000 | S1·E1 | Catastrophe! Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out |
