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| ORIGINS: THE JOURNEY OF HUMANKIND (NGC)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
3/6/17
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5/1/17
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION:
(from National Geographic Channel's press release, February 2017) In the greatest adventure saga ever told -- the story of human civilization -- National Geographic presents ORIGINS: The Journey of Humankind - an eight-part series that traces the innovations that made the world modern. ORIGINS is a full-sensory, time-travel adventure that delves deep into history to find the pivotal 'origin' moments that fueled our evolutionary ascension. While we are in a fast-growing technological age fueled by smart phones, satellites and the 'next big discovery,' ORIGINS pauses to probe the biggest questions in the universe: How did we get here? How did Homo Sapiens evolve from apes swinging tree to tree to astronauts walking on the surface of the moon? Premiering Monday, March 6, at 9/8c, on National Geographic and in 171 countries and 43 languages later this spring, ORIGINS is a contemporary twist on the traditional historical documentary. World-class futurist and idea DJ Jason Silva (BRAIN GAMES, SHOTS OF AWE) leads us through a portal to explore these explosive events, such as the discoveries and applications of fire, that fundamentally and irrevocably created our modern lives. ORIGINS incorporates dramatic scripted storytelling, documentary sequences, expert analysis and dazzling audio-visual mashups designed by John Boswell -- also known worldwide as Melodysheep -- who is making his TV debut with original symphonies. Silva's unique and compelling thought-jockey process organically and seamlessly shifts us across historical milestones while the world's top minds -- experts across the fields of technology, war, communication, medicine, transportation, ecology, paleoanthropology, evolutionary biology and antiquity, to name a few -- inject cerebral heft with compelling commentary. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Jason Silva as Host
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Bitonti as EP
· John Boswell as EP
· Jonathan Koch as EP
· Kevin Tao as EP (NGC)
· Kurt Sayenga as EP
· Mark Monroe as EP
· Michel J. Miller as EP (NGC)
· Ryann Lauckner as EP
· Simon George as EP
· Steve Michaels as EP
· Tim Pastore as EP (NGC)
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GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Asylum Entertainment
· Melodysheep
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