The eagerly awaited Twisters The sequel may hit theaters on July 19, but before you watch the disaster movie’s fictional tornadoes, you can do a little real-life storm chasing yourself — from the comfort of your couch, of course — with Discovery’s new six-part miniseries. In the eye of the storm.
The series premieres tonight, Sunday, July 14, at 10 p.m. Eastern Time on the Discovery Channel and, according to Warner Bros. Discovery, features “firsthand accounts and eyewitness footage of dangerous near misses from natural disasters.” The first episode, “Trapped in a Twister,” follows tornado watchers who become dangerously trapped in the middle of a rare tornado outbreak in the Midwest.
Other wild weather events explored on the show include megastorms like Hurricane Ida in 2021 and the Maui wildfires in 2023, captured by viewers who “were in the wrong place at the right time and bravely held up their camera phones to document their experiences.”
“In the eye of the storm will premiere during Shark Week – our biggest annual programming event – and will captivate audiences with incredible accounts of near-death experiences at the hands of nature’s most powerful forces,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks. “We’ll witness how people react in real life-or-death situations as they unfold, and we’ll experience the sheer intensity of never-before-seen personal footage. It’s an awe-inspiring look at the power of Mother Nature and the courage and resilience of humanity.”
Fans in the US have several options to watch In the eye of the stormwith episodes airing Sundays on the Discovery Channel starting July 14 at 10 p.m. ET. If your cable package offers Discovery, you’re good to go (either on TV or via the online service Discovery Go). If not, you can also access Discovery content through cable-free live TV streaming services like Sling TV, where it costs $8.99 (with a free first week) in addition to a standard package of Sling Blue or Orange, each of which starts at $40 per month and offers the first month for half off. You can also stream the miniseries through Discovery Plus or Max.
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Take a look at In the eye of the storm before tuning in to the new nature-themed Discovery show tonight.
