Archive X Opens Rice University’s Paranormal Files for SundanceTV This October
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Credit: Screenshot from the Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena teaser, courtesy of SundanceTV/AMC+
What to Know
Archive X premieres Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. on SundanceTV, AMC+ and All Reality.
The six-part series draws from Rice University’s archive of paranormal research.
Some stories resist an easy explanation. Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena brings six groups of those accounts to television beginning Thursday, October 1, at 10 p.m. on SundanceTV, AMC+ and All Reality. Hosted by professor Jeffrey J. Kripal, the weekly docuseries connects personal encounters with records preserved by Rice University’s Center for the Impossible.
The collection holds more than 1 million items gathered across nearly a century. Its records cover UFO sightings, reported alien abductions, telepathy, near-death experiences, prophetic dreams, and communication with the dead. The series also includes work connected to Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John E. Mack and author Whitley Strieber.
Kripal guides viewers through accounts from people who say they experienced events that remain difficult to explain. Several participants had not previously discussed their stories in public. Their testimony is paired with archival research, rare footage, and the work of people who spent years studying extraordinary human experiences.
The premiere, “Telepathic Children,” follows two nonverbal autistic girls who communicate telepathically with their mothers and describe a place called “The Hill.” Archival footage introduces a researcher who studied children believed to have psychic abilities.
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Credit: Archive X teaser screenshot, SundanceTV/AMC+
Later episodes move through different corners of the unexplained. “Alien Abduction,” arriving Oct. 8, examines childhood encounters with mysterious beings and revisits Mack’s research. “Dark Visions” follows a man troubled by prophetic dreams and a remote viewer who assists with criminal investigations.
The season continues Oct. 22 with “Speaking with the Dead,” featuring a medium who helps solve murders and another psychic confronting frightening spiritual experiences. “Near Death Experience,” airing Oct. 29, centers on two women who report unusual abilities after surviving death.
The finale, “Aliens & Demons,” premieres Nov. 5. It follows two women who believe unseen forces are attacking them while experts consider whether accounts involving alien intelligence, demonic entities, and spiritual warfare may be connected.
Amy Lee-Jones directs the series, with Harris Fishman serving as co-director. Fishman developed Archive X for television with October Films Ltd. Mike Warner serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Chris Muckle, Fishman, Tom Thayer, and Ellen Rocamora.
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