Where the Big Bang, shifting continents, and climate reveal human history.
This series reframes familiar history by tracing civilization, exploration, and industry back to forces like geology, biology, chemistry, and physics. From Mesopotamian farming to Columbus and the Industrial Revolution, each episode reveals how deep time shaped human choices and world-changing events. Sign up to see history connected on a far larger scale.
Episode guide
3 episodes- New shows weeklyFresh documentaries land every week.
- Exclusive originalsAward-winning films you can’t stream anywhere else.
- Watch anywherePhone, tablet, web and TV — pick up where you left off.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Every plan unlocks the full library — including all Curiosity Originals like Deep Time History — in up to 4K, ad-free, on all your devices.
Deep Time History is a Curiosity Original, exclusive to Curiosity Stream.
Watch on the web, iOS and Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Android TV, and most smart TVs. Start on one device and pick up right where you left off on another.
Curiosity Stream is our streaming service — thousands of documentaries and originals. The Smart Bundle is Curiosity Stream plus four other independent streaming services (Tastemade, Kidstream, Curiosity University, and SOMM TV) on a single subscription.