One Strange Rock 2018
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
Episodes
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S1·E1 GaspOur perfectly calibrated, breathing planet. For those privileged few who have seen Earth from space, the very first thing they notice is the thin blue line of atmosphere…
S1·E2 StormA planet sculpted from cosmic violence. Earth is a very lucky planet. It has ended up the right size and in the right place. This only happened because of violent cosmic…
S1·E3 ShieldEarth protects itself from the sun. The David and Goliath story of Earth's relationship with its greatest threat, our seemingly benign Sun. The Sun is the big violent…
S1·E4 GenesisEarth gives birth to life. The building blocks of life are common across the universe, but life is rare. What's so special about Earth that it emerged here? Only here on…
S1·E5 SurvivalEarth, the great killer. Without the cycle of death and sacrifice, from cellular to planetary, life would not be here. From the deaths of stars, to planetary scale mass…
S1·E6 EscapeWe are all planets. Is it possible for intelligent life to escape destruction, either from the planet or ourselves? Or are we destined for extinction like 99% of all…
S1·E7 TerraformEarth's great paradox. For our planet to become inhabitable for life, you already need life. Ever since life emerged, microbes, plants and animals have all sculpted the…
S1·E8 AlienThe freak accident behind complex life. All life on earth started as single cell bacteria and stayed like that for 2 billion years. Successfully spreading across the…
S1·E9 AwakeningYour brain is an anomaly. We tend to think that once the first life emerged it was inevitable that it would eventually evolve into us. But there is nothing inevitable…
S1·E10 HomeThere's no place like home. We wrap up the series with the story of NASA's most experienced female astronaut, Peggy Whitson, as she returns home to earth. We might…Cast
J
Jerry Linenger
Self - Astronaut
L
Leland Melvin
Self - Astronaut
L
Lucas Spelman
Self - CAL Fire Captain
L
Lama Samdup
Self - Tibetan Buddhist Monk
I
Iain Kerr
Self - Expedition Leader
R
Rocky Robinson
Self - Motorcyclist
P
Peggy Whitson
Self - Astronaut
F
Felipe Gómez Gómez
Self - Astrophysicist
K
Kidane Belay
Self - Salt Trader
N
Nelson Gadea
Self - Head Doctor, La Rinconada
A
Adam Aaronson
Self - Meteorite Dealer
T
Thomas Senf
Self - Mountaineer
L
Lukasi Nappaaluk
Self - Inuit Elder
F
Frank Willems
Self - Conservationist
K
Ken Sims
Self - Volcanologist
M
Morgan Sandercock
Self - High-Altitude Glider Pilot
X
Xiao Qiang
Self - Engineer
H
Hazel Barton
Self - Microbiologist
F
Federico Pisani
Self - Biologist
L
Lee Koon Yau
Self - Engineer
L
Liane Benning
Self - Biogeochemist
K
Kenny Broad
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
R
Roger Smith
Self - Paleontologist
K
Karla Colmenero
Self - Environmentalist
T
Tyler Winter
Self - Aquatic Ecologist
P
Petr Nesterov
Self - Kamchatka Native Dancer
A
Alina Nesterov
Self - Kamchatka Native Dancer
T
Ty Bowen
Self - Thunderbolt Lead Pilot
T
Tim Mousseau
Self - Mutational Biologist
M
Moahamed El Ghanny
Self - Master Builder
F
Fandi
Self - Fisherman
O
Omar Mednia Ramírez
Self - Paleontologist
I
Isak Mathis Triumf
Self - Sami Reindeer Herder
C
Chris Perry
Self - Coral Reef Geoscientist
R
Ra Bun Theurm
Self - Buddhist Monk
C
Caroline Ciavaldini
Self - Professional Climber
F
Franco Barattini
Self - Cave Michelangelo CEO
M
Minoru Kinoshita
Self - Former Resident of Hashima Island
L
Logan Doull
Self - Caver
I
Ian D. MacLeod
Self - Corrosion Scientist
M
Marlice Van Vuuren
Self - Conservationist
E
Esentai Bekbolat
Self - Eagle Hunter
E
Esen Sailau
Self - Eagle Hunter
U
Uvaserua Tjiposa
Self - Himba Chief's Wife
J
Julie Misaki
Self - Hong Kong Resident
B
Beth Whitson
Self - Peggy's Mother
K
Keith Whitson
Self - Peggy's Father
A
Abel Méndez
Self - Planetary Astrobiologist
P
Pak Naspin
Self - Freediver
R
Rosa Maria dos Santos
Self - Climatologist
J
Jaime Awe
Self - Archeologist
Crew
- Producers
- Glenn Barden, Nigel Walk, Susannah Price, Nic Stacey, Laura M. Blair, Alice Jones, Christopher Riley, Nat Sharman, Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
- Executive Producers
- Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Peter Lovering, Tim Pastore, Matt Renner, Jane Root
- Cinematography
- Tim Cragg
- Composer
- Daniel Pemberton
Details
- First air date
- Mar 26, 2018
- Last air date
- May 28, 2018
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
- Episode runtime
- 47 min
- Network
- National Geographic
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Protozoa Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Nutopia
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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