Superstorm is a three-part British docudrama miniseries written and directed by Julian Simpson, about a group of scientists that try to divert and weaken hurricanes using cloud seeding. Superstorm originally aired on BBC One for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes, from 15 April 2007 to 29 April 2007. Each episode was followed by a half-hour documentary on BBC Two on extreme weather monitoring and forecasting, called The Science of Superstorms. The series was also aired on the Discovery Channel in the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 2007. Superstorm is a co-production of BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel and ProSieben, in association with M6 and NHK. Ailsa Orr and Michael Mosley, who made also Supervolcano, are the executive producers for BBC, while Jack E. Smith is the executive producer for Discovery Channel. The miniseries was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2007.
Episode 1
Apr 15, 2007
Some scientists create a devise which allows them to take control of the weather unaware of the problems it is about to cause.
Episode 2
Apr 22, 2007
The team are forced to act fast when they learn that a hurricane is heading towards the city of Miami. When an experiment to stop it goes wrong New York finds itself under threat.
Episode 3
Apr 29, 2007
The team are forced to realize that their research has been used for all the wrong reasons. The storm is attempted to be diverted from hitting New York.
