diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 80d1bbe20..d9ffde449 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ from .teletask import TeleTaskIE
 from .telewebion import TelewebionIE
 from .testurl import TestURLIE
 from .tf1 import TF1IE
+from .theatlantic import TheAtlanticIE
 from .theintercept import TheInterceptIE
 from .theplatform import (
     ThePlatformIE,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/theatlantic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/theatlantic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df4254fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/theatlantic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+
+
+class TheAtlanticIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?theatlantic\.com/video/index/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/477918/capture-a-unified-theory-on-mental-health/',
+        'md5': '',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '477918',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Are All Mental Illnesses Related?',
+            'description': 'Depression, anxiety, overeating, addiction, and all other mental disorders share a common mechanism.',
+            'timestamp': 1460490952,
+            'uploader': 'TheAtlantic',
+            'upload_date': '20160412',
+            'uploader_id': '29913724001',
+        },
+        'params': {
+            # m3u8 download
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+        'add_ie': ['BrightcoveLegacy'],
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        return {
+            '_type': 'url_transparent',
+            'url': self._html_search_meta('twitter:player', webpage),
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': self._og_search_title(webpage),
+            'description': self._og_search_description(webpage),
+            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
+            'ie_key': 'BrightcoveLegacy',
+        }