One Strange Rock

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One Strange Rock
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Genre Nature documentary
Developed by Nutopia
Directed by
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Cinematography
  • Philip Barthropp
  • Simon de Glanville
  • Brendan McGinty
  • Paolo Nespoli
  • Kevin White
  • Johnny Rogers
  • Patrick Lavaud
Editors
  • Doug Moxon
  • Graeme Dawson
  • Bill Coates
  • Ben Lavington Martin
  • Paul Crosby
  • Paul Crompton
  • Julian Rodd


Running time60 min
Production company Nutopia
Release
Original network National Geographic
Original releaseMarch 26 (2018-03-26) –
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)

One Strange Rock is an American television documentary series, produced by Nutopia in conjunction with Darren Aronofsky, which premiered on National Geographic on March 26, 2018. [1] On July 25, 2018, National Geographic renewed the series for a second season. [2] Season 2 was expected to premiere in March 2020 [3] on National Geographic, but was reworked into a new series in 2021 called Welcome to Earth .

Contents

Premise

One Strange Rock tells the story of how life survives and thrives on planet Earth, as told by eight astronauts from their unique perspective of being away from Earth (for about 1000 days). [4]

Cast

Hosted by actor Will Smith, [5] One Strange Rock features contributions from astronauts Chris Hadfield, Nicole Stott, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Mae Jemison, Leland Melvin, Mike Massimino, Jerry Linenger, and Peggy Whitson. [6]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Gasp"Graham BoothMarch 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)0.71 [7]
2"Storm"Nat SharmanApril 2, 2018 (2018-04-02)0.51 [8]
3"Shield"Nic StaceyApril 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)0.75 [9]
4"Genesis"Nick Shoolingin-JordanApril 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)0.61 [10]
5"Survival" Christopher Riley April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)0.46 [11]
6"Escape"Graham BoothApril 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)0.48 [12]
7"Terraform"Nic StaceyMay 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)0.49 [13]
8"Alien"Nat SharmanMay 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)0.52 [14]
9"Awakening"Nick Shoolingin-JordanMay 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)0.43 [15]
10"Home"Alice JonesMay 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)0.48 [16]

Release

The documentary was released on Netflix streaming on February 1, 2019. [17] In the United States, it left Netflix for Disney+ on January 1, 2020. [18]

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