

Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestThe global lack of freshwater, and future solutions.
Life on Earth would not be possible without rain. Although water covers most of the earth, 97% of it is sea water. Rain supports life on land by supplying salt-free water that we can drink. Rain, or the lack of it has shaped and destroyed civilisations since antiquity, and now climate change is changing the patterns of rainfall with deadly effect.
Cinematography
Storms so gorgeous you'll forget they're harbingers of doom.
Direction
Williams turns hydrology into legitimate thriller territory.
Creator
Dylan Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Catrin Mara recorded narration during actual storms for authentic audio texture.
The series sparked 'rain shaming' on UK social media, where viewers posted their sprinkler usage confessions.