Cosmos: Possible Worlds

Cosmos: Possible Worlds
GenreScience documentary
Based on
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
by
Written by
Directed by
  • Ann Druyan
  • Brannon Braga
Presented byNeil deGrasse Tyson
ComposerAlan Silvestri
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
Producers
CinematographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub
Running time44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 9 (2020-03-09) –
April 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a 2020 American science documentary television series that premiered on March 9, 2020, on National Geographic. The series is a follow-up to the 2014 television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which followed the original Cosmos: A Personal Voyage series presented by Carl Sagan on PBS in 1980. The series is presented by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, written, directed, and executive-produced by Ann Druyan and Brannon Braga, with other executive producers being Seth MacFarlane and Jason Clark.

The series consists of 13 episodes that were broadcast over seven weeks.[1][2][3][4] The series had its broadcast television premiere on Fox on September 22, 2020.[5][6] Braga explains that "Possible Worlds refers to planets far, far away, but also ... the future as a possible world."[7]

  1. ^ Palmer, Rob (March 31, 2020). "Exploring 'Possible Worlds' With Ann Druyan". Skeptical Inquirer. CFI. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ ""Cosmos" Returns! Season 3 of the Most Celebrated Science Show on the Planet to Premiere March 9, 2020, on National Geographic". National Geographic Channel (Press release). November 7, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  3. ^ "National Geographic's Cosmos: Possible Worlds Presents a Triumphant Voyage Through Humanity's Past and Present and Maps a Hopeful Vision of Our Future". Business Wire (Press release). January 17, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Hersko, Tyler (November 7, 2019). "'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' to Premiere on National Geographic in 2020 — Exclusive". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 11, 2020). "Fox Sets Fall 2020 Schedule, Acquires 'LA's Finest' to Air on Mondays". Variety. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. ^ ""Cosmos: Possible Worlds" Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8/7c on FOX". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "National Geographic's 'Cosmos' creator scores award for pushing boundaries of television". ABC, Inc. April 9, 2020. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

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