Pyros | |
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Genre | Docu-series |
Created by | |
Directed by |
Neil Thomas
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Narrated by | Kavan Smith |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Omnifilm Entertainment |
Distributor | Omnifilm Releasing |
Release | |
Original network | Discovery Channel |
Original release | April 24, 2012 |
External links | |
Pyros Official Site | www |
Omnifilm Entertainment | www |
Pyros is a reality television series that follows Montreal based pyrotechnic company, Groupe Fiatlux-Ampleman (GFA), as they travel to Canada (Canada Day Only), Mexico, UK, Congo, France, Germany, & United States (July 4, 2014 Only) locations and attempt to execute large fireworks displays.Pyros premiered on the Discovery Channel (Canada) on April 24, 2012. It was renewed for a second season which aired May 26, 2013. The show has aired in over 120 countries worldwide including The Weather Channel in the US and on Discovery Channel in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Episode 101 - "Fire and Ice": GFA pyros have first to battle technical glitches in snowy Quebec, only to feel the heat later in Spain.
Episode 102 – "For Auld Lang Syne": Two simultaneous New Year’s Eve celebrations push GFA to the limit, and Sebastien finds himself in a highly dangerous situation.
Episode 103 - "Breaking Point": Human error costs GFA public humiliation on both sides of the country.
Episode 104 - "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night": The GFA pyros will have to battle bureaucracy and intense weather conditions…if they want to win the prize, while in France, the team finds that they are the underdog in an intense competition.
Episode 105 - "Make No Mistake": Maude and her pyros struggle against mistakes, technical glitches and dangerous layouts that overshadow three of GFA’s most important shows.
Episode 106 - "Then We Take Berlin": GFA saves the day when they assist another team with an overly ambitious show, only to push themselves to the max right after that at the “World Cup” of fireworks in Berlin.
Episode 107 - "The Falls": The pyros fight their own battle of Britain overseas, then return home only to face an even greater test at the foot of a towering waterfall.
Episode 108 - "Blow the Roof Off": In Campeche, Mexico, Sebastien and Philippe learn how to do pyro “Mexican Style”, while their other GFA teammates help stage the biggest show they’ve seen for over a million spectators.
Episode 201 – "The Big Show": The GFA pyros are tested at the Canada Day show in Ottawa and then get in the middle of a pyro feud between rival pyro families in Italy.
Episode 202 – "Congo": Philippe Girard and his brother Mathieu take on a dangerous job in the Congo where they try to fire a big Independence Day show.
Episode 203 – "Mexican Fire": The pyros set up a tricky rooftop show in the centre of Atlixco, Mexico. Later, an unseen force jeopardizes a massive setup at a competition in Germany.