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Encounters

Encounters

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Encounters

2023

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

6.8(37 votes)

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Documentary

Overview

Mass UFO sightings from the last 50 years fuel a mystery in this documentary series featuring eyewitness accounts, expert interviews and new evidence.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Amblin Television

Boardwalk Pictures

Vice Studios

Episodes

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The people behind it

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Creative team

Showrunner: Justin Falvey
Dane Lillegard
Produced by: Ruchi Mital

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