White Rabbit Project (TV series)
White Rabbit Project is a Netflix series starring Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara, the build team from MythBusters, that was released on December 9, 2016.[1][2][3] According to the official synopsis, the team investigates topics such as "jailbreaks, superpower technology, heists, and crazy World War II weapons", which they will explore through experiments, builds, and tests.[4] Despite a positive reception, the series was cancelled by Netflix after one season.[5]
Production
The show was first announced at
Beyond Productions, the production company for Mythbusters.[7] A trailer was released for the series on November 29, 2016.[8]
Episodes
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Super Power Tech" | December 9, 2016 | |
The team tests the viability of various superpowers such as mind control and human flight. | |||
2 | "Jailbreak" | December 9, 2016 | |
The team compares different prison breaks including the escape of the escape of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families , who on September 16, 1979, escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot air balloon | |||
3 | "Crazy WW2 Weapons" | December 9, 2016 | |
The trio explore experimental weapons in World War 2, including bombs attached to bats and feeding Adolf Hitler estrogen. Kari tries to build a jet propulsion platform meant to allow for the rapid airdrop of heavy weapons. | |||
4 | "Scam Artists" | December 9, 2016 | |
The team talk about a number of famous Scam Artists such as Victor Lustig AKA the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice and the man that created the ponzi scheme. | |||
5 | "Heist!" | December 9, 2016 | |
The team talk about a number of famous heists, including the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary. | |||
6 | "May G Force Be with You" | December 9, 2016 | |
The hosts measure g-forces in various contexts to find the most extreme, measuring g forces experienced from jousting to roller coasters to race cars. | |||
7 | "Tech We Love to Hate" | December 9, 2016 | |
The team find the most annoying tech between, machine voice interaction, repeated stop lights in cities, drones, printers constantly failing, and the constant nagging of too smart tech. | |||
8 | "Where's My Hoverboard?" | December 9, 2016 | |
The team investigates the promised tech of the past, including hoverboards, jet packs, holograms, X-ray glasses, bionic body parts, and dermal regeneration. | |||
9 | "Invented Before Its Time?" | December 9, 2016 | |
Was the tech we have today invented long before its assumed creation? The hosts investigate proposed precursors of the music streaming services . | |||
10 | "Speed Freaks" | December 9, 2016 | |
Exceptional feats of speed. The hosts look at the speed of RC cars, speed skiing, fastest human, electric car, speed skydiving, and the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. |
References
- ^ "Netflix Orders White Rabbit Project Starring Mythbusters Build Team". Screenrant. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Build Team From MYTHBUSTERS Are Coming Back With a Netflix Show". Nerdist. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Liptak, Andrew (September 4, 2016). "Mythbusters' build team is reuniting for a Netflix show". The Verge. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "'Mythbusters' Build Team is back in the first trailer for 'White Rabbit Project'". Digital Trends. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "White rabbit project not renewed by Netflix". renewcanceltv.com. August 11, 2017.
- ^ Elderkin, Beth (September 4, 2016). "The Mythbusters Build Team is Heading to Netflix". Gizmodo. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 4, 2016). "Netflix Greenlights 'White Rabbit Project' Reality Series From 'Mythbusters' Producers". Deadline. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Loved 'MythBusters'? You'll like 'White Rabbit Project'". CNET. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- White Rabbit Project at IMDb