Todd Sampson’s Why?

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Here’s a question. What motivates people to do, well, ‘questionable’ things? Todd Samson is on a mission to find the answers in his new series, Todd Sampson’s Why?.

Todd Sampson said: “‘Why?’ It’s our very first question. Our way of understanding the world. This series explores the ‘whys’ of some of the most fascinating people on the planet. We’ll dive into the death-defying desires of base jumpers, explore the forward-thinking doomsday preppers, investigate the tangled life of a donor dad and delve into the mystical world of an alien church.

“Some ‘whys’ may never be fully answered, and some may be hard to swallow. But it’s by understanding others that we better understand ourselves.”

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4 episodes of Todd Sampson’s Why?

“Todd does Doomsday Preppers in the US. He uncovers what people are doing and why it’s become such a big business to build doomsday shelters in the US, especially for the uber rich. He also does another episode with a man in New York who is fathering about 175 children by a sperm donor.”

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David Knox noted at the end of 10’s 2026 upfronts article that the show is “not proceeding on 10, but stay tuned”.

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SYNOPSIS

WHY? People do questionable things. We’re on a mission to understand why.

WHY? It’s the first question we ask — our way of understanding the world.

This documentary series explores the “whys” behind some of the most fascinating people on the planet. We dive into the tangled lives of Donor Dads, the forward-thinking fears of Doomsday Preppers, the mystical faith of an Alien Church and the death-defying desires of BASE Jumpers.

Some “whys” may never be fully answered. Some may be hard to swallow. But by understanding others, we can better understand ourselves.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

A Baltimore Films production. Writer, Creator, Executive Producer and Host: Todd Sampson. Filmed, Directed and Produced by: Jeff Siberry. Story Producers: Johanna Gibson and Melanie Sauer. Line Producer and Production Manager: Janny Biltoft. ABC Commissioning Editor: Julie Hanna. ABC Head Documentary and Specialist: Susie Jones.

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