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River Monsters

In River Monsters, join host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade, as he catches the extraordinary and supersized fish that lurk in our planet's rivers and lakes. Traveling the globe and risking his life, he searches for mysterious freshwater predators, on a mission to test the myths surrounding these almost supernatural creatures.

Series Overview

Rating

  • imDb Rating: 8.2 (4,186 Votes)
  • Metascore: N/A

Plot

Jeremy Wade searches the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish.

Details

  • Rated: N/A
  • Released: 05 Apr 2009
  • Runtime: 42 min
  • Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Mystery
  • Director: N/A
  • Writer: N/A
  • Actors: Jeremy Wade
  • Language: English
  • Country: USA, UK
  • Awards: N/A
  • Total Seasons: 9

Previous Episode

Sunday May 28 Malaysian Lake Monster

Malaysian Lake Monster

Episode 9x6; May 28, 2017

After two men vanish from a remote lake in Malaysia, Jeremy sets out to find the possible culprit; a trail of evidence leads Jeremy into an ancient rainforest, where an old adversary lies in wait.

Previous Episodes

Malaysian Lake Monster
9x6: Malaysian Lake Monster
Volcanic Island Terror
9x5: Volcanic Island Terror
Return of the Killer Catfish: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy
9x4: Return of the Killer Catfish: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy
Coral Reef Killers: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy
9x3: Coral Reef Killers: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy
Ice Cold Killer
9x2: Ice Cold Killer
Killers from the Abyss: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy
9x1: Killers from the Abyss: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy
Devil of the Deep
8x6: Devil of the Deep
Invisible Killers
8x5: Invisible Killers
Terror in Paradise
8x4: Terror in Paradise
View All Episodes

Cast

Jeremy Wade Host
Jeremy Wade as Host
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  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
  • Season 6
  • Season 7
  • Season 8
  • Season 9

Season 1

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 1 Piranha 2009-04-05 60

In 1976 a packed coach crashed into the Amazon killing 39 people. By the time the bodies were pulled out by rescuers some had been so viciously mutilated by Piranhas they could only be identified by their clothes.

2 2 Alligator Gar 2009-04-19 60

In the deep South is a fish reputed to have committed a series of violent attacks on humans. This creature is said to be as vicious as a shark, big as a gator. Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads to Texas to reveal the truth about the notorious Aligator Gar.

3 3 European Maneater 2009-04-26 60

Wade travels to Germany where he meets victims of a beast that has been raising its snout above the surface of freshwaters in Europe for the past 700 years. We discover that the Wels catfish is an aggressive predator of man eating proportions.

4 4 Amazon Assassins 2009-05-03 60

In the darkest depths of the Amazon lurks a dinosaur. Legends tell of an evil spirit inhabiting an enormous fish. Taller than a man, it is covered in scales and crushes its prey with a tongue made of bone. Jeremy Wade encounters the legendary Arapaima.

5 5 Amazon Flesh Eaters 2009-05-10 60

A man swallowed whole by a fish, a body eaten alive from within. Another penetrated in a most unnatural fashion, yet more with multiple stab wounds. Jeremy Wade is in pursuit of some of the Amazon's most notorious flesh eaters.

6 6 Freshwater Shark 2009-05-17 60

No fish inspires the same terror as the shark. A creature with an insatiable hunger for brutal violence. But at least these killers are confined to the oceans. Or are they? Expert angler Jeremy Wade investigates the deadly Bullshark.

Season 2

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 7 Demon Fish 2010-03-28 60

Jeremy Wade journeys to the infamous Congo River in Africa in search of the world's most ferocious fish. This supernatural monster predator pushes Jeremy to his physical and mental limit. It requires all of his skills and the help of a witch doctor.

2 8 Death Ray 2010-04-25 60

Jeremy Wade heads to The Mekong River in Thailand in search of one of the world's largest, most terrifying river fish, the Giant Freshwater Stingray. Armed with a venomous 10 inch barbed tail, this 700-pound monster tests Jeremy to his physical limit.

3 9 Killer Snakehead 2010-05-02 60

Angler Jeremy Wade sets his sights on an aggressive Far Eastern predator that's now invading America's backyards. Accused of homicide, and said to breathe air and crawl on land, the Snakehead is a monster that sounds more like a gangster than a fish.

4 10 Congo Killer 2010-05-09 60

Jeremy Wade travels to one of the few rivers left on earth that will still test a fisherman. The Congo, a river steeped in legends, and soaked in violence. One spirit in particular is said to lure fishermen from their boats to their death.

5 11 Alaskan Horror 2010-05-16 60

Extreme angler, Jeremy Wade, searches for the lethal lake monster of native legend that's been dragging people down to an icy grave for centuries. Jeremy ends up landing the largest fish he's ever caught, but is this the monster?

6 12 Rift Valley Killers 2010-05-23 60

Jeremy Wade is on a quest to Africa's Rift Valley, to explore the roots of fishing and the monsters these first fishermen faced.

7 13 Hidden Predator 2010-05-30 60

The biggest Bull Shark ever recorded was caught in South Africa, in a river. Was this monsterous freshwater catch a horrifying fluke, or are there more shark giants prowling this river? Jeremy Wade heads to South Africa to see if he can land a monster!

Season 3

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 14 The Mutilator 2011-04-10 60

Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on the Sepik River. An island renowned for cannibalism, macabre rituals, and head hunters, Wade is on the trail of creature reported to devour certain male body parts.

2 15 Flesh Ripper 2011-04-17 60

Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater described over two hundred years ago by a famous explorer. Is the eight-foot beast in question a mere legend, or could it be the same, flesh and blood creature that has attacked divers and children?

3 16 Silent Assassin 2011-04-24 60

Jeremy Wade travels to the Paraná River in the remote corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. This creature is not armed with bone crunching jaws or razor sharp teeth but a razor-sharp blade tipped with tissue destroying venom.

4 17 Chainsaw Predator 2011-05-01 60

Angler Jeremy Wade heads to the Australian outback to try and catch the rare and fearsome Freshwater Sawfish. This shadowy predator is said to be 18 feet long and attacks boats - but does the fact that it could slash Jeremy to shreds make it a killer?

5 18 Electric Executioner 2011-05-15 60

Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's 'wild west' in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. Jeremy finally corners his elusive prey in the most unexpected place. All he has to do then is catch it, without getting killed.

6 19 Cold Blooded Horror 2011-05-22 60

Jeremy Wade travels to Japan, to try and uncover the truth behind two of their most extraordinary River Monster legends. He is about to discover a monster like nothing he has ever encountered before.

7 20 Jungle Killer 2011-05-30 60

Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranha get all the press. There's a more fearsome predator lurking in its rivers? Tipped off by an attack on a diver, Jeremy soon discovers that there is a real monster to find.

Season 4

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 21 American Killers 2012-04-01 60

Angler Jeremy Wade normally travels into the most remote regions searching for freshwater monsters, but recently he's been getting reports of killers from an unexpected location. This two-hour special follows Wade's investigation of America's killers.

2 22 Pack of Teeth 2012-04-08 60

From the Okavango swamps in southern Africa there are stories of a piranha-like fish that hunts in marauding packs, tearing into other fish, and even human flesh. Angler Jeremy Wade heads into the watery labyrinth to track down this deadly swarm.

3 23 Invisible Executioner 2012-04-15 60

Jeremy Wade takes on Africa's wild Zambezi River to unmask an invisible predator that's dragging fisherman to their deaths. Crocs and hippos are guilty of killing many in plain view, yet it seems there's another monster stalking these deadly waters.

4 24 Asian Slayer 2012-04-22 60

Angler Jeremy Wade returns to the remote rivers of India's Himalayas to investigate a fresh spate of savage attacks. Jeremy thinks he knows the perpetrator's identity, but his plans to catch the monster hit trouble when he learns it's a sacred animal.

5 25 Russian Killer 2012-05-06 60

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads to Russia's remote Amur River, where the mysterious deaths of three men appear to be linked with a reclusive freshwater giant. The prime suspect is a predator that can top a ton and exceed eighteen feet in length.

6 26 Mongolian Mauler 2012-05-13 60

When he hears of a recent bloody attack in a remote Mongolian river, angler Jeremy Wade wonders if it could be the work of a giant fish so rare that it's more legend than fact. Pound for pound, this man-sized monster is said to be one of the strongest.

7 27 Phantom Assassin 2012-05-20 60

Jeremy Wade returns to Australia's predator-packed Fitzroy River in search of one of the world's rarest and least known fish - the Northern River Shark. It's so elusive that only twenty have ever been caught.

8 28 Lair of Giants 2012-05-28 120

Jeremy Wade explores the hostile wildness of the Essequibo, Guyana's largest river and one of South Americas best kept secrets. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Jeremy is on a mission to discover if monsters of the past still exist.

Season 5

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 29 Face Ripper 2013-04-07 60

Angler Jeremy Wade investigates his most disturbing case yet - the story of a man who had his face ripped off in a remote Bolivian river. The journey through dangerous jungle ends with a confrontation with one of his oldest adversaries.

2 30 Atomic Assassin 2013-04-14 60

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a monster that leads him to the site of the worst nuclear accident in history - Chernobyl. In a nerve-shredding race against radiation and time, he searches for the perpetrator of a series of grizzly attacks.

3 31 Killer Torpedo 2013-04-21 60

Angler Jeremy Wade ventures deep into the heart of Central America in search of a man-sized killer said to leap into boats and cause fatal injuries as it knocks fishermen unconscious and smashes their bones.

4 32 Colombian Slasher 2013-05-05 60

Angler Jeremy Wade pushes himself and his gear past breaking point to discover what killed a bride in the Colombian Amazon. Amidst dense jungle and hostage-taking rebels, Jeremy discovers evidence that turns the investigation on its head.

5 33 Vampires of the Deep 2013-05-12 60

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade embarks on a punishing mission to the heart of a thundering waterfall in the Pacific Northwest to battle an ancient river monster said to rise from the murky depths to attack swimmers.

6 34 Legend of Loch Ness 2013-05-27 60

Jeremy Wade is on a mission to track down the famous monster of Loch Ness, but can he succeed where so many have failed? The journey will take him from the depths of Loch Ness to the volcanoes of Iceland, all in pursuit of the mother of all monsters.

Season 6

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 35 Amazon Apocalypse 2014-04-06 60

Hundreds died when the Sobral Santos sank on the Amazon, many rumored to have been eaten alive. Jeremy Wade retraces the doomed boat's last voyage and faces adversaries, old and new, as he tries to uncover what was behind the Amazon Apocalypse.

2 36 Jungle Terminator 2014-04-13 60

Jeremy Wade investigates three mysterious deaths in three South American countries on his most remote mission to date. Will living with a secretive jungle tribe help him discover the terrifying creature responsible?

3 37 River of Blood 2014-04-20 60

Investigating reports of a brutal riverside mutilation, Jeremy Wade heads to remote wetlands. There, he comes face to face with one of South America's greatest freshwater fighters and uncovers the slasher stalking Argentina's River of Blood.

4 38 Man-Eating Monster 2014-05-04 60

For years Jeremy Wade has hunted a legendary Amazon giant. Locals call it the lau-lau - a creature said to swallow men whole. The evidence he needs, a single colossal specimen, has so far eluded him. But this time he's not coming back without one.

5 39 Bone Crusher 2014-05-18 60

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a new river monster after a corpse is found with highly unusual injuries. He also uncovers a spate of disappearances and a mysterious creature patrolling the water. Are all three things connected?

6 40 Body Snatcher 2014-05-26 60

Jeremy Wade has heard tales of a body-snatching spirit that locals call the Water Mama. Now, people are disappearing without trace from these waters and Jeremy is convinced there is a real flesh and blood River Monster lurking behind the legend.

Season 7

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 41 Canadian Horror 2015-04-05 60

From Canada's waterlogged wilderness come stories of a twenty-foot lake monster that attacks humans. Freshwater detective Jeremy Wade tries to track down this shadowy predator with a mouth said to resemble a bear-trap.

2 42 Mekong Mutilator 2015-04-12 60

A disturbing report from Southeast Asia, of something in the water that's sliced cleanly through a young man's testicle, is enough to lure freshwater detective Jeremy Wade to the shores of the Mekong - a river long renowned for its monstrous fish.

3 43 Prehistoric Terror 2015-04-19 60

Jeremy Wade is on the trail of horrifying killers from the depths of time. Fearsome, prehistoric beasts are brought back to life using cutting edge technology and recently unearthed fossils in a quest to find the greatest river monster of all time.

4 44 Alaska's Cold Water Killer 2015-04-26 60

For years fishermen have been vanishing in Alaska's remote and unforgiving wilderness - their deaths unseen, their bodies never found. For freshwater detective Jeremy Wade, a recent fatal incident sends him on a search for possible suspects.

5 45 South Pacific Terrors 2015-05-10 60

In Fiji, people are coming under attack from unseen assailants in the water, but it's not clear if there are multiple culprits, or a single persistent perpetrator. Jeremy Wade battles tropical storms and thick jungle in an all-out search for a culprit.

6 46 Africa's Deadliest 2015-05-17 60

Jeremy Wade returns to Africa's Okavango Delta to investigate a pack-hunting carnivore blamed for mauling the victims of a capsized boat. This time, Jeremy decides to put on his dive gear and offer himself as live bait in croc-infested waters.

Season 8

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 47 Deep Sea Demon 2016-04-07 60

Extreme angler and underwater detective Jeremy Wade goes in search of the real creature behind the enduring legend of the sea serpent - starting with a violent attack in the English Channel, and culminating in the dark depths of the Mediterranean Sea.

2 48 Death Down Under 2016-04-14 60

When six men vanish in the remote waters of northern Australia, extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels to the scene and embarks on one of his toughest investigations yet - taking on some of the deadliest animals on the planet in his search for a suspect.

3 49 Razorhead 2016-04-21 60

Something is terrorizing the Florida Keys, attacking both visitors and locals alike - striking its victims so violently it is slicing open flesh, even smashing bones. Jeremy Wade is determined to identity the assailant, but is quickly out of his depth.

4 50 Terror in Paradise 2016-05-05 61

TIn the West Indies, tales of swimmers being ripped from the surface of the islands' blue holes have been attributed to a monster known as the Lusca - half shark, half octopus. Extreme angler Jeremy Wade's investigation takes him to dangerous new depths.

5 51 Invisible Killers 2016-05-12 60

Jeremy Wade has hunted down freshwater killers for 30 years, but those waters are infested with darker, deadlier creatures - parasites.

6 52 Devil of the Deep 2016-05-26 74

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade's cases usually involve freshwater culprits, but with multiple reports of a deep water serial killer in Mexico's Sea of Cortez', he must step out of his comfort zone and into unchartered depths in search of the red devil.

Season 9

Episode No. No. Overall Title Airdate Runtime Summary
1 53 Killers from the Abyss: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy 2017-04-23 120

Wade takes on the biggest investigation of his career -- to unravel what happened to over 1,000 passengers of the RMS Laconia, torpedoed in the mid-Atlantic; he travels the globe, battling giant fish, massive sharks and a deep-sea monster.

2 54 Ice Cold Killer 2017-04-30 60

Traveling from London to Greenland and on to Norway, Wade follows the trail of an unknown sea monster; fishing through ice to extreme depths, he attempts to reel in this monster before the full fury of an Arctic storm hits.

3 55 Coral Reef Killers: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy 2017-05-07 70

On the tropical island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, a tourist snorkeler and several local fishermen have been killed and injured by a mysterious sea creature that impales its victims; Wade investigates; live Q-and-A to follow.

4 56 Return of the Killer Catfish: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy 2017-05-14 70

Jeremy Wade investigates a case in Nepal that sounds strangely familiar -- a lone fisherman dragged off his feet and into a mountain river by an unseen creature, thought to be the original river monster, the goonch catfish.

5 57 Volcanic Island Terror 2017-05-21 60

On a volcanic island in the Pacific, terror grips a fishing community when something in the water leaves a trail of bloody victims in its wake; the only clues they have to the attacker's identity are the large puncture wounds it left behind.

6 58 Malaysian Lake Monster 2017-05-28 60

After two men vanish from a remote lake in Malaysia, Jeremy sets out to find the possible culprit; a trail of evidence leads Jeremy into an ancient rainforest, where an old adversary lies in wait.

Series Cast

Jeremy Wade Jeremy Wade as Host Host

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Schedule: Sundays (60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type: Documentary
Language: English
Genres: Action | Adventure | Nature
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