New York, NY – August 27, 2026 – AMC Global Media today announced that the fascinating 6-part docu-series “Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena” is set to premiere on Thursday, October 1st at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV, AMC+ and All Reality, with new episodes premiering weekly on all platforms. A riveting first-look teaser was also released. Hosted by Professor Jeffrey J. Kripal, one of the leading scholars of extraordinary human experiences, “Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena” builds upon Rice University’s Center for the Impossible, one of the world’s largest collections of paranormal research, by inviting everyday individuals, many of whom have never spoken publicly before, to reveal their new and personal encounters with unexplained phenomena.
The stories told on “Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena” add to a trove already containing over one million pieces of evidence – collected for nearly a century – investigating telepathy, near-death experiences, UFO encounters, alien abductions, prophetic dreams, and messages from the beyond. The series includes work by Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John E. Mack and bestselling author Whitley Strieber. Together, their accounts raise a larger question at the heart of “Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena” – what if these seemingly separate mysteries are not separate at all?
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
- Episode 1 – “Telepathic Children” – Premieres Thursday, October 1st at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV
Available on AMC+ and All Reality
Two non-verbal autistic girls communicate telepathically with their mothers, describing a realm called “The Hill.” Rare footage reveals a pioneer who studied psychic children, challenging neuroscience and questioning consciousness and connection. - Episode 2 – “Alien Abduction” – Premieres Thursday, October 8th at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV
Available on AMC+ and All Reality
Childhood encounters with mysterious beings, ancient prophecies, and messages from an unknown intelligence lead two experiencers to question humanity’s future as the Archives reveal a Harvard psychiatrist who risked his career to study them. - Episode 3 – “Dark Visions” – Premieres Thursday, October 15th at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV
Available on AMC+ and All Reality
Can some people glimpse the future? A man haunted by prophetic dreams and a remote viewer who solves crimes challenge our understanding of time as the Archives uncover secret government psychic research into precognition. - Episode 4 – “Speaking with the Dead” – Premieres Thursday, October 22nd at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV
Available on AMC+ and All Reality
A medium with a harrowing past helps solve murders while another psychic battles terrifying spiritual encounters. The Archives reveal a parapsychologist rethinking mediumship, raising a haunting question: what exists beyond the veil? - Episode 5 – “Near Death Experience” – Premieres Thursday, October 29th at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV
Available on AMC+ and All Reality
After surviving death, two women return with uncanny abilities, from visions of future events to mind-over-matter phenomena. The Archives reveal a pattern: survivors return profoundly changed. Does consciousness survive death? - Episode 6 – “Aliens & Demons” – Premieres Thursday, November 5th at 10 pm ET/PT on SundanceTV
Available on AMC+ and All Reality
Two women believe unseen forces are attacking their bodies and minds as experts confront demonic entities, alien intelligence, and spiritual warfare. The Archives uncover a Vatican exorcist who believed in UFOs, asking if they share the same mystery.
“Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena” is developed for television by Harris Fishman and October Films Ltd and is executive produced by Chris Muckle, Fishman, Tom Thayer, Ellen Rocamora and Mike Warner, who also serves as showrunner. Charlotte Chalker and Dan Howlett are story producers. The series is directed by Amy Lee-Jones and co-directed by Fishman. “Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena” is edited by Ian Baignet (Episodes 1 and 6), Jonny Strachan (Episodes 1, 2 and 3), Mark Roberts (Episodes 3 and 6), Reva Childs (Episode 4), and Sam Billinge (Episodes 5 and 6).
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