The BEST episodes of Encounters
Every episode of Encounters ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Encounters!
ENCOUNTERS is a landmark four-part series that travels the globe to explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena. Each cinematic and deeply-researched episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe; non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan.
#1 - Believers
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2023
In 1994, over 60 children at a Zimbabwe school claimed to have seen aliens. Years later, witnesses maintain their accounts, while others are skeptical.
#2 - The Broad Haven Triangle
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/2023
A close encounter at a children's school in a tiny Welsh village spurs a series of sightings. An astrophysicist theorizes about aliens and water.
#3 - Messengers
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2023
In 2008, sightings of strange lights in the sky over Central Texas attract media attention and ridicule. New radar data supports eyewitnesses' claims.
#4 - Lights Over Fukushima
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/2023
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, survivors reported seeing bright lights above the power plant. For some, the event upholds a long-held belief.