One Strange Rock
- Graham Booth
- Nicholas Jordan
- Alice Jones
- Christopher Riley
- Nat Sharman
- Nic Stacey
- Will Smith
- Chris Hadfield
- Daniel Pemberton
- Simon Ashdown
- Will Slater
- Zedd
- Darren Aronofsky
- Jane Root
- Arif Nurmohamed
- Peter Lovering
- Glenn Barden
- Nigel Walk
- Philip Barthropp
- Simon de Glanville
- Brendan McGinty
- Paolo Nespoli
- Kevin White
- Johnny Rogers
- Patrick Lavaud
- Doug Moxon
- Graeme Dawson
- Bill Coates
- Ben Lavington Martin
- Paul Crosby
- Paul Crompton
- Julian Rodd
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.
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. | Title | Directed by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Gasp" | Graham Booth | March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) | 0.71[7] |
2 | "Storm" | Nat Sharman | April 2, 2018 (2018-04-02) | 0.51[8] |
3 | "Shield" | Nic Stacey | April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09) | 0.75[9] |
4 | "Genesis" | Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16) | 0.61[10] |
5 | "Survival" | Christopher Riley | April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23) | 0.46[11] |
6 | "Escape" | Graham Booth | April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30) | 0.48[12] |
7 | "Terraform" | Nic Stacey | May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07) | 0.49[13] |
8 | "Alien" | Nat Sharman | May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14) | 0.52[14] |
9 | "Awakening" | Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) | 0.43[15] |
10 | "Home" | Alice Jones | May 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]
References
- ^ "One Strange Rock". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "'One Strange Rock' Renewed for Season 2 on National Geographic (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "FinanceRewind". FinanceRewind. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Times TV Picks". SeattleTimes.com. 26 March 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2017-12-05). "Will Smith To Host Darren Aronofsky-Jane Root Nat Geo Series 'One Strange Rock'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Nutopia Website".
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 3.26.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 4.2.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 4.9.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 4.16.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 4.23.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 4.30.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 5.7.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 5.14.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 5.21.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals: 5.28.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "One Strange Rock". Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ ‘One Strange Rock’ Leaving Netflix in January 2020 What's On Netflix, 2019-12-06.
External links
- Official website
- One Strange Rock at IMDb
- One Strange Rock at Metacritic
- One Strange Rock at Rotten Tomatoes
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