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 desert of Saqqara outside Cairo, Egypt, two of the world’s most prominent Egyptologists, Dr. Zahi Hawass and his student and adversary, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, will go on an 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 docuseries titled Unknown. The program, which was created by Netflix in partnership with Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan’s famous production company, Story Syndicate, will tell stories of adventure and discovery in unknown places throughout the globe. Max Salomon, well known for National Geographic Explorer (1985), directed the first episode of the series.
“Unknown: The Lost Pyramid” will have a mummy from 4,300 years ago, an old tomb, 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 Egyptologists on the hunt for ancient riches in Egypt’s Saqqara Desert outside Cairo. While Dr. Zahi Hawass searches for the long-lost pyramid of an Egyptian ruler, his student, and adversary, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, searches for an unlooted tomb in an old necropolis.
Netflix’s official summary of the title is as follows:
“In this documentary, Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid.” Both teams are racing against the clock to see who can make the biggest discovery and leave their imprint on history.”
The film begins with stills from the hunt and the sight of a woman’s mummy dating back 4,300 years. The footage also depicts the quest for a whole papyrus, which is thought to be more precious than gold. The voyage is the first of its type, and the teaser reveals that the Egyptologists will show the audience the insides of a complete tomb.
The trailer opens with the following voice:
“A well-preserved tomb is like a time capsule, full of spells and curses that protect the dead.” We are the first ones to venture inside after thousands of years of silence.”
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid will kick off a four-part docuseries dubbed Unknown, which will take viewers on a journey of a lifetime.
Other episodes of Netflix’s Unknown docuseries
While Unknown: The Lost Pyramid will launch on July 3, the other three projects in this project will debut this month as well, with one episode released each week until July 24, 2023. According to the official series description:
“Through the stories of remarkable people and places never before captured on camera, each film in the series pushes the boundaries of knowledge, ventures into uncharted regions, and unlocks the secrets of our world.”
The following are the remaining three installments:
- Unknown: Killer Robots – This title will focus on how artificial intelligence is permeating all levels of the military. It will follow military-funded scientists as they race to develop technologies.
- Unknown: Cave of Bones – This episode will focus on Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger’s discovery of the world’s oldest non-human cemetery. The story will take place in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind.
- The last episode of Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine will look at NASA’s ambitious project to launch the James Webb Space Telescope.
