Unknown: The Lost Pyramid, an investigative documentary based on an expedition to recover ancient riches, is set to be released on Netflix soon. In the Saqqara desert outside Cairo, Egypt, two of the world’s leading Egyptologists, Dr. Zahi Hawass and his student and enemy, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, will do the expedition. The documentary will be available on Netflix on July 3, 2023.
The documentary will be released in one hour and 24 minutes as the first installment of a four-part documentary titled Unknown. The program created by Netflix in collaboration with Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan’s famous production company, Story Syndicate, will tell stories of adventure and discovery in unknown places around the world. Max Salomon, best known for National Geographic Explorer (1985), directed the first episode of the series.
“Unknown: The Lost Pyramid” will have mummies from 4,300 years ago, old tombs and other surprises.
The project’s executive producers are Leslie Greif and Peter Isacksen. This Netflix documentary will follow the exploits of Dr. Zahi Hawass and Dr. Mostafa Waziri, two world-renowned Egyptian experts in hunting for ancient treasures in Egypt’s Saqqara Desert outside Cairo. While Dr. Zahi Hawass searches for the pyramid of the long-lost ruler of Egypt, his student and his enemy, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, searching for unlooted graves in an old necropolis.
Netflix’s official synopsis for the title is as follows:
“In this documentary, Egyptian archaeologists dig into history, uncovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for buried pyramids.” Both teams are racing against time to see who can make the biggest discovery and leave their mark on history.”
The film begins with hunting pictures and scenes of female mummies from 4,300 years ago. The recording also describes the quest to obtain the entire papyrus, which was considered more valuable than gold. The cruise is the first of its kind, and teasers reveal that Egyptologists will show viewers the inside of a complete tomb.
The trailer opens with the following voiceover:
“A well-kept grave is like a time capsule, full of spells and curses that protect the dead.” We are the first to venture within after thousands of years of silence.”
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid will debut a four-part docuseries called Unknown, which will take viewers on a journey of a lifetime.
Another episode of Netflix’s Unknown docuseries
While Unknown: The Lost Pyramid will launch on July 3, the other three projects in the project will debut this month as well, with one episode released every week until July 24, 2023. According to the official series description:
“Through the stories of extraordinary people and places never before captured on camera, each film in the series pushes the boundaries of knowledge, explores uncharted territory, and unlocks the secrets of our world.”
Here are the remaining three installments:
- Unknown: Killer Robots – This title will focus on how artificial intelligence permeates all levels of the military. It will follow military-funded scientists as they race to develop the technology.
- Unknown: Cave of Bones – This episode will focus on Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger’s discovery of the world’s oldest non-human burial ground. The story will take place in the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa.
- The final episode of Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine will look at NASA’s ambitious project to launch the James Webb Space Telescope.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
