The UnXplained The Mystery of Plagues (Season 2, Episode 16)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

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The UnXplained

The Mystery of Plagues (Season 2, Episode 16)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

Experts examine some of the most devastating plagues in human history, as well as the scientific advances made in combating, or at least minimising the effects of some of these diseases.

Writers

Kevin Burns | Rob O'Brien | Mike Gattanella (as Mike Gattenela)

Producer

Eric Murphy

Editors

Damon Brewster | Kevin Browne | Kelly Korzan | Paul Marengo | Eric Sievering

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Updated Apr 2, 2021

Release date

Apr 2, 2021 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
William Shatner Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Raj Dasgupta Self - Pulmonologist (as Raj Dasgupta M.D.) Self - Pulmonologist (as Raj Dasgupta M.D.) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Gigi Gronvall Self - Immunologist, Johns Hopkins Univ. (as Gigi Gronvall Ph.D.) Self - Immunologist, Johns Hopkins Univ. (as Gigi Gronvall Ph.D.) See fewer	Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny (2025)
Kirsten Fisher Self - Assoc. Prof. of Biology, Cal State LA (as Kirsten Fisher Ph.D.) Self - Assoc. Prof. of Biology, Cal State LA (as Kirsten Fisher Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Graham Phillips Self - Author, Act of God Self - Author, Act of God See fewer	Code Red (2019)
Ariel Bar Tzadok Self - Founder, Keshertorah School (as Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok) Self - Founder, Keshertorah School (as Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Julye Bidmead Self - Assoc. Prof. Religious Studies, Chapman Univ. (as Julye Bidmead Ph.D.) Self - Assoc. Prof. Religious Studies, Chapman Univ. (as Julye Bidmead Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Tok Thompson Self - Associate Professor of Anthropology, USC (as Tok Thompson Ph.D) Self - Associate Professor of Anthropology, USC (as Tok Thompson Ph.D) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Christine Colby Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Satan, Hold My Hand (2013)
Michio Kaku Self - Physicist, CUNY (as Michio Kaku Ph.D.) Self - Physicist, CUNY (as Michio Kaku Ph.D.) See fewer	Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations (2023)
Jake Wynn Self - Medical Historian Self - Medical Historian See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Michael Dennin Self - Physicist, University of California, Irvine (as Michael Dennin Ph.D.) Self - Physicist, University of California, Irvine (as Michael Dennin Ph.D.) See fewer	Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014)
Ulysses S. Grant Self - Commander of the Union Army (archive footage) Self - Commander of the Union Army (archive footage) See fewer
Fred Hoyle Self - Astronomer (archive footage) Self - Astronomer (archive footage) See fewer	A for Andromeda (1961)
Edward Jenner Self - Physician, Pioneered the Concept of Vaccines (archive footage) Self - Physician, Pioneered the Concept of Vaccines (archive footage) See fewer	This Is Your Life (1950)
King Alfonso XIII Self - Former Ruler of Spain (archive footage) Self - Former Ruler of Spain (archive footage) See fewer	Las Hurdes, pais de leyenda (1922)