Hidden Beneath the Cities

Synopsis
Hidden Beneath the Cities is a factual docuseries uncovering the extraordinary worlds lying just below modern urban centers. Beneath streets of stone, soil, and concrete exist hidden realms shaped by survival, ritual, and imagination. Episodes reveal Malta’s Hal Saflieni Hypogeum with its 5,000-year-old burial chambers, Turkey’s vast Midyat caves that sheltered whole communities, and Iran’s qanats sustaining desert life. From Naples’ folklore tombs and WWII shelters to England’s mysterious Royston Cave and Poland’s Wieliczka Salt Mine, the series blends myth, history, and artistry. Other journeys explore Israel’s Cave of Letters, Denmark’s Neolithic dwellings, Cold War bunkers in England and Seoul, and more. Each story reveals ingenuity, resilience, and mystery, proving every city conceals a hidden world waiting to be discovered.
Duration
10 x 60'
Production Company
Shark Teeth Films
Resolution