Plot Synopsis

Shot on location in countries that include Bahamas, Mexico, Barbados, Canada and the U.S., DRONED is a half-hour series that follows a drone company and its high profile clients while exploring the impact of drones. Fort Lauderdale-based drone customization business Pigeon Vision uses the latest innovative technologies for projects that take them to the world's most amazing destinations. Each half-hour episode showcases Pigeon Vision tackling a client's challenging project, featuring search-and-rescue drones, heavy weather waterproof drones, thermal camera drones for tracking wildlife, drones with image scanning software that can identify sharks and FPV racing drones. Guests include Tyler Perry, Juan Pablo Montoya, Criss Angel, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons, Brock O'Hurn, Ryan Hoag, Jesse La Flair, Cory DeMeyers and Marcus Gustafsson. On Friday, July 22, 2016 from 6-7pm ET/PT, Science Channel premiered back-to-back new episodes. In the series opener (6pm), "Water World," the crew is waterborne and teaming up with the Marine Search & Rescue Department at Fort Lauderdale Fire Department's Station 49, one of the busiest stations in all of Florida, to test a drone that can save multiple victims stranded in deep water. The crew also develops an autonomous long-distance drone that can locate deep sea trophy fish including Tuna, Marlin and Swordfish. Then, in that night's second episode (6:30pm), "Silicon Beach," the team heads to Los Angeles to film an action-packed chase scene with three of the world's top parkour/free-running athletes and help a sailboat race crew improve their performance. While in town, Ryan helps social media phenomenon Brock O'Hurn film new content and later they visit a virtual reality game developer.
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On Friday, August 19, 2016 from 6-7pm ET/PT, Science Channel premiered the season finale of DRONED, showing back-to-back new episodes. In the night's first new episode (6pm), "Festival of Speed," one of the world's leading drone companies is hired to film the Festival of Speed, an action-packed motor sports event featuring superbike, rally car, and monster truck races. Then, in the season finale (6:30pm), "Always Be Closing," a cutting-edge drone company unveils a customized predator drone that can track down targets and shoot paintballs.