Mermaids: The Body Found
TV ShowTitle | Mermaids: The Body Found |
User score | 8 |
Release date | May 27, 2012 |
Release date of last episode | May 26, 2013 |
Genre | Documentary, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Production country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Production companies | DSP |
Series status | Returning series |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 2 |
Run time | 82 min. |
Mermaids: The Body Found is a mockumentary television program styled as a documentary originally aired on American TV channels Animal Planet (May 27, 2012) and Discovery Channel (June 17, 2012). It tells a story of a scientific team's investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body. The show presents the controversial aquatic ape hypothesis as evidence that mermaids exist, along with a digitally manufactured video. A sequel broadcast called Mermaids: The New Evidence aired May 26, 2013.