In Episode One, our host for this series, Lise, brings in Kat, a representative of the Forever Lands from over 200,000 years ago, to help us understand the first revolution in consciousness.

Consciousness in the Forever Lands developed hand in hand with awareness of the Leviathan – the single-celled organisms from which all life emerged and which humanity continues to evolve alongside. Their whole society centered around serving the Leviathan, from how they prepared their food to the meditation techniques they developed that allowed them to communicate with this life form rooted in the earth and in their guts.

Archaic Humans was created and written by Jason Hepola and produced and written by Charles Conley.

Recorded by Paul Fonfara. Sound design and audio mixing by Jaxon Vesely.

Voice work by:

• Kristen Froebel
• Lisa Weiland
• Julia Nickerson
• Chesa Greene
• Isabelle Hopewell
• Christa Rubsam

Original music written Chris Hepola and performed by Chris Hepola and Anthony Afful, with audio engineering by Eric Struve.

Civilization has ended before —

Archaic Humans is a scripted sci-fi series that journeys back through deep time, tracing ancient minds, vanished societies, and the quiet revolutions that reshaped human consciousness.

This trailer offers a glimpse into Episode One — where collapse is familiar, memory is alive, and the future begins long before we expected.