Impossible Repairs

Season 5

2026 · 6 episodes · 4h 12m in all

Episodes

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   1. Afterburn

   12 Oct 2026 · 42 min

   In Southern California, crews rebuild after the 2025 wildfires, cutting firebreaks, repairing emergency water systems, hardening roads and power lines, and building fire-resistant homes before the next firestorm.

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   2. Lava Wars

   19 Oct 2026 · 42 min

   In Grindavik, Iceland, crews repair earthquake fissures, build lava barriers and track magma, gases and ground movement while divers inspect a damaged harbor pier in a town shaped by ongoing eruptions.

3. 

   3. Iter

   26 Oct 2026 · 42 min

   At ITER in southern France, teams move massive reactor components, repair a leaking cryostat and test giant robotic arms as they build the world's largest fusion experiment with extraordinary precision.

4. 

   4. Stratolauch

   2 Nov 2026 · 42 min

   In the Mojave Desert, crews prepare Roc, the world's largest airplane, for a tandem flight with a 747 by repairing its wing, inspecting landing gear and engines, and training chase pilots for the mission.

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   5. Panama Canal Railway

   9 Nov 2026 · 42 min

   At the Panama Canal, crews repair dam and lock gates, dredge the Culebra Cut, maintain electric mules and restore the watershed while battling drought, erosion and rising salinity.

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   6. Family Fleet

   Airs 16 Nov 2026 · 42 min