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Ving Rhames faces off against a human skull with the show title written between the two of them

History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames

Starts Thursday 26 February 9pm on Sky HISTORY and HISTORY Play

History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames, hosted and narrated by Golden Globe Award–winning actor Ving Rhames, uncovers the extraordinary stories behind some of the world’s most prolific and powerful killers. From conniving criminals and lethal weapons to epic battles, violent plagues and devastating natural disasters, the series examines the deadliest people, places and events that reshaped the global landscape and changed civilisation forever. The series reveals the science, circumstances and critical missteps that turned extraordinary moments into unimaginable disasters and considers how similar scenarios could unfold again.