# Aftermath: Population Zero

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***Aftermath: Population Zero*** (also titled ***Aftermath: The World After Humans***)[1] is a Canadian [special](/source/TV_special) [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) that premiered on Sunday, March 9, 2008 (at 8:00 PM ET/PT) on the [National Geographic Channel](/source/National_Geographic_Channel). The program was produced by Cream Productions.

Similar to the [History Channel](/source/History_(U.S._TV_channel))'s special *[Life After People](/source/Life_After_People)*, *Aftermath* features what [scientists](/source/Scientist) and others speculate the [earth](/source/Earth), [animal life](/source/Fauna), and [plant life](/source/Flora) might be like if [humanity no longer existed](/source/Human_extinction),[2] as well as the effect that humanity's disappearance would have on the artifacts of [civilization](/source/Civilization).[3][4][5] Both documentaries are inspired by Alan Weisman's *[The World Without Us](/source/The_World_Without_Us)*.[6]

A follow-up four-part TV series was created, *[Aftermath](/source/Aftermath_(History_TV))*, following different scenarios and what happens.[7]

## See also

- *[The Future Is Wild](/source/The_Future_Is_Wild)*

## References

1. [*Aftermath: The World After Humans*](http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=114079) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719201916/http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=114079) July 19, 2011 at the Wayback Machine on [History Television](/source/History_(Canadian_TV_channel))

1. ["10 documentários imperdíveis para entender o mundo"](https://exame.com/mundo/10-documentarios-imperdiveis-para-entender-o-mundo/) (in Brazilian Portuguese). *Exame*. Retrieved 2025-12-31.

1. Shriver, Lionel (2016-12-31). ["Humanity may self-destruct, but the universe can cope perfectly without us"](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/31/humanity-self-destruct-universe-cope-perfectly-well). *The Guardian*. [ISSN 0261-3077](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 2025-12-31.

1. Estok, Simon C. “Theorizing in a Space of Ambivalent Openness: Ecocriticism and Ecophobia.” *Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment*, vol. 16, no. 2, 2009, pp. 203–25. *JSTOR*, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44733418. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

1. Garrard, Greg. “Worlds Without Us: Some Types of Disanthropy.” *SubStance*, vol. 41, no. 1, 2012, pp. 40–60. *JSTOR*, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23261102. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

1. Adams, Cecil (2015-12-30). ["What would the world look like if humans disappeared?"](https://www.connectsavannah.com/extras/what-would-the-world-look-like-if-humans-disappeared-3121262/). *Connect Savannah*. Retrieved 2025-12-31.

1. ["Aftermath"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100329164957/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/aftermath). Archived from [the original](http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/aftermath) on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-09-09.

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090307213842/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com:80/episode/aftermath-population-zero-3225)
- [Aftermath: Population Zero](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1264068/) at IMDb

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