Citizens of Herculaneum queue for the evacuation boats at the shore. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_037.jpg
Dr. Darius Arya and Tom Hiddleston discuss the events that unfolded at Herculaneum after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. (National Geographic/Paolo Verzone)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_023.jpg
Cast and crew film at Herculaneum, behind-the-scenes of Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. (National Geographic/Paolo Verzone)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_022.jpg
Tom Barbor-Might (Director, Showrunner, EP) briefs Christina Cole as Helvia, on the set of Herculaneum, behind-the-scenes of Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_036.jpg
A view of the archaeological site Herculaneum. (National Geographic/Paolo Verzone)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_020.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, stands on a jetty at the beach at Herculaneum with his sword raised. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_034.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, stands on the jetty at Herculaneum with his back to the sea. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_035.jpg
Tom Hiddleston and Professor Steven Tuck discuss the archaeological record from Pompeii. (National Geographic/Christian Black)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_025.jpg
Standing on the beach of Herculaneum, the Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, looks up to see the ash column of Vesuvius rising into the sky. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_031.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, is forcibly awakened by the shock wave from the initial eruption of Vesuvius. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_030.jpg
Tom Hiddleston examines archaeological evidence from Pompeii. (National Geographic/Christian Black)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_024.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, walks towards the sea at Herculaneum, trailing his sword in his right hand. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_032.jpg
Tom Hiddleston and Professor Steven Tuck discuss the archaeological record from Pompeii. (National Geographic/Christian Black)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_026.jpg
Tom Hiddleston examines evidence of the events that unfolded at Pompeii. (National Geographic/Christian Black)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_027.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, walks towards the sea at Herculaneum, trailing his sword in his right hand. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_033.jpg
Behind-the-scenes as supporting artists prepare to flee through the gates of Pompeii following the initial eruption of Vesuvius. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_054.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, and Helvia, played by Christina Cole, stand on the smoky shore of Herculaneum, looking on as as citizens queue to evacuate by boat. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_040.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, sprints through the city gates of Pompeii, determined to reach his mother and get her to safety. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_068.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, sprints through the city gates of Pompeii, determined to reach his mother and get her to safety. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_069.jpg
The remaining citizens of Herculaneum rush into the boat sheds, seeking safety from the oncoming pyroclastic surge. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_041.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, clings to a doorway in the street at Pompeii, looking up in fear at Vesuvius, as thick volcanic ash rains down around him. (National Geographic)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_CGI_074.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, stands resolute on the beach at Herculaneum, facing the oncoming pyroclastic surge that is about to engulf him. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_043.jpg
A woman falls to the ground amidst market stalls as she tries to escape Pompeii, while civilians run past her as volcanic ash rains from the sky. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_057.jpg
Pompeii civilians try to escape the city as thick volcanic ash rains from the sky. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_056.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, and Helvia, played by Christina Cole, look up in horror at the pyroclastic surge rushing towards the beach at Herculaneum, as citizens around them look to the Praetorian for assistance. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_042.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, stands on the beach looking up in horror as the eruption column from Vesuvius towers into the sky over the city walls of Herculaneum. (National Geographic)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_CGI_071.jpg
A camera operator follows supporting artists running through the set of Pompeii streets, while a member of the SFX team recreates volcanic ash falling from the sidelines, behind-the-scenes of Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_052.jpg
A Pompeii civilian battles his way through the crush of people rushing to evacuate the city of Pompeii as ash falls from the sky. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_053.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, sits against a wall on a street in Pompeii, his eyes wide with fear and desperation as he struggles to navigate and find his mother in the choking ash. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_047.jpg
Amalthea, played by Buket Komur, speaks to the guests sheltering at Julia Felix's house, helping Julia convince them it is time to leave. (National Geographic)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_UHD_079.jpg
Director of Photography Jim Jolliffe runs with a camera rig amongst fleeing citizens of Pompeii, behind-the-scenes of Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_051.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, clings to the wall of a building in the streets of Herculaneum, unable to find his way in the dark streets as ash falls around him. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_045.jpg
The Praetorian, played by Barry Aird, looks up in fear and horror at approaching pyroclastic surge coming to engulf Herculaneum. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_050.jpg
Cassius's wife, played by Jayne Giordanella, and Cassius, played by Robert Bowman, sit with the other guests in the gloom inside Julia Felix's house, as Cassius states that they will not evacuate. (National Geographic)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_UHD_078.jpg
The Praetorian's sword and belt, which was excavated on the beach of Herculaneum, on a table in the archaeological relics storage at Herculaneum Archaeological Park. (National Geographic)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_UHD_075.jpg
A woman runs out of the gates of Pompeii to escape the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_061.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, and his mother Claudia, played by Madeleine Walker, embrace in the dark, ash-clogged street of Pompeii. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_049.jpg
Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, and his mother Claudia, played by Madeleine Walker, embrace in the dark, ash-clogged street of Pompeii. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_048.jpg
A camera operator films supporting actors fleeing through Pompeii city streets as heavy ash falls from the sky, behind-the-scenes of Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. (National Geographic/Darrin Zammit Lupi)Air Date 07/22/2026102_Eruption_PompeiiOutOfTimeWithTomHiddleston_060.jpg
