Live filming of the opening of the coffin containing a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy is about to take place

According to The Sun, explorer Josh Gates and his colleagues will soon open the lid of a coffin containing an Egyptian mummy from the time of the first Pharaoh, about 4,000 years ago.

The program is expected to last two hours and be broadcast live on Discovery Channel, USA on April 7.

Explorer Josh Gates.

Josh and his colleagues will travel through a network of tunnels and underground chambers to reach the resting place of 40 mummies, believed to be members of the Egyptian nobility of the time.

“This is one of Discovery’s most extraordinary programs, as we seek to unlock history buried under the sands of Egypt for thousands of years,” said Nancy Daniels, president of Discovery Channel.

“I am delighted that Josh Gates is taking us on one of the most ambitious expeditions yet.”

4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy in intact coffin.

Also accompanying the expedition is Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Viewers will witness the explorer make his way to the sarcophagus in an unknown area.

The identity of the mummy inside the coffin has been a mystery for thousands of years. Josh said he didn't know what he would find when he opened the coffin, but he expected it to be the mummy of a noble person.

“A few years ago, archaeologists discovered this area, opening up a network of tunnels and mummy chambers,” Josh added. “We can learn more about Egyptian history by exploring this place.”

Some conspiracy theorists believe that live broadcasting the exploration and opening of the coffin containing the mummy could pose many risks, especially an ancient curse.

The most widely known story is that the expedition to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen all died mysteriously one after another.