Ancient Aliens: Season 18
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Ancient Aliens Season 17.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
The Disclosure Event
Jan 7, 2022 · 63 min
In 2021, the United States government broke a 70-year precedent of denying UFOs and released a groundbreaking report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Are we on the brink of full g
Mystery of the Standing Stones
Jan 14, 2022 · 42 min
It is one of the greatest mysteries of the prehistoric world: why did people on nearly every continent erect giant standing stones? According to Ancient Astronaut Theorists, the pl
Beneath the Sacred Temples
Jan 21, 2022 · 42 min
Some of the world's most iconic sacred temples were built atop the ruins of structures that are far more ancient. What compelled early humans to rebuild in the same places again an
The World on Alert
Jan 28, 2022 · 42 min
Across the globe, high-ranking government officials are openly talking about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. But why now? Ancient Astronaut theorists suggest the evidence has become
Recovering the Ark of the Covenant
Feb 11, 2022 · 42 min
Some 2,600 years ago, the most sacred relic of the ancient world suddenly disappeared from history: The Ark of the Covenant. Could descriptions of the Ark's incredible power reveal
Secrets of the Star Ancestors
Feb 18, 2022 · 42 min
In the traditions of native peoples across North America are stories of the Star Ancestors--powerful beings who descended to Earth in the distant past and are sometimes present eve
Alien Air Force
Feb 25, 2022 · 42 min
Since 2017, the Navy has been releasing photos and videos of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena--and Ancient Astronaut Theorists suggest the incredible images are nearly identical to ac
The Shadow People
Mar 4, 2022 · 42 min
Millions of people around the world have reported encountering shadowy entities who instill fear, shortness of breath. and even paralysis. Is it possible that the so-called "Shadow
Decoding the Dragon Gods
Mar 11, 2022 · 42 min
Throughout the ancient world, tales are told of fire-breathing dragons; though fearsome, they have been worshipped as the bringers of great knowledge and credited as the founders o
The Time Benders
Mar 18, 2022 · 42 min
Today, more people than ever before believe that Unidentified Flying Objects are of alien origin. But if extraterrestrials have come to Earth from lightyears away, could they be ca
Ancient Aliens on Location: Incredible Structures
Jul 8, 2022 · 42 min
Ancient Aliens has traveled to many mysterious sites that seem to defy explanation. Now, Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at some of the most incredible structures we’ve visited
Ancient Aliens on Location: Extraordinary Encounters
Jul 15, 2022 · 42 min
Ancient Aliens has followed investigators across the globe as they've gone directly to the sites where unexplained incidents have been reported. Now, Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look
Ancient Aliens on Location: Decoding the Alien Glyphs
Jul 22, 2022 · 42 min
Ancient Aliens has examined the oldest and most mysterious rock art on Earth up close, and Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the incredible hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, and geogl
Ancient Aliens On Location: The UFO Investigations
Jul 29, 2022 · 42 min
Ancient Aliens has met with eyewitnesses and traveled to the sites of incredible UFO incidents reported all over the world. Now, Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most com
Ancient Aliens On Location: Mysterious Artifacts
Aug 5, 2022 · 42 min
The team investigates the world's oldest and most incredible relics up close; Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most mysterious artifacts from all over the globe, those he
Ancient Aliens on Location: Evidence of Alien Life
Aug 12, 2022 · 42 min
Ancient Aliens has followed investigators across the globe as they’ve gone directly to the sites where signs of alien life have been found. Now, Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back
The Shining Ones
Aug 19, 2022 · 42 min
In Ireland, the notion of the fairy folk dates back thousands of years and originates with stories of powerful shining beings who came down from the sky; exploring if these tales h
The Journey to Immortality
Aug 26, 2022 · 42 min
Ancient cultures around the world often referred to the gods as the “Immortals” — but could they have encountered extraterrestrial beings that had achieved eternal life? And if the
Secrets of Inner Earth
Sep 9, 2022 · 44 min
In the nearly 2,000-year-old text called “The Zohar”, there is a curious passage that describes hidden realms beneath the surface of the Earth–each of which is said to be populated
Return of the Egyptian Gods
Sep 16, 2022 · 42 min
In the 20th century, a mysterious British woman who claimed to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian priestess shocked Egyptologists by accurately locating countless structur