Brainchild (TV series)

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Brainchild
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Created by Adam 'Tex' Davis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAtomic Entertainment
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseNovember 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)

Brainchild is an American educational television series produced by Pharrell Williams. Its producers previously created National Geographic's Brain Games . The series was released on Netflix on November 1, 2018. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

Brainchild is an educational series targeted toward a young audience that conducts various scientific experiments. Experiment topics include dreams, emotions, superheroes, motivation, the deep sea and gravity. [1] [4]

Cast

Release

The first season was released on November 1, 2018 on Netflix.

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