Superstorm

Superstorm was a 2007 three-part miniseries docudrama produced by BBC Worldwide and was aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes. It was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2007. The film was produced by the makers of the 2004 docudrama, Supervolcano and was written and directed by Julian Simpson. The main plot is based on a group of scientists working to try to weaken a hu... more

Superstorm was a 2007 three-part miniseries docudrama produced by BBC Worldwide and was aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes. It was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2007. The film was produced by the makers of the 2004 docudrama, Supervolcano and was written and directed by Julian Simpson. The main plot is based on a group of scientists working to try to weaken a hurricane using cloud seeding, for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Each episode was followed by a half-hour documentary on BBC Two on the science of it, called "The Science of Superstorms". The series was also aired (after being edited for content) on the Discovery Channel in the U.S and Canada during the summer of 2007. The plot begins with a team of scientists working on a US government project, known as Stormshield. Stormshield's goal is to control and manage storms, or, more to the point, hurricanes. It is hurricane season, and a chain of... less