One Strange Rock Explained

Genre:Nature documentary
Developer:Nutopia
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Runtime:60 min
Company:Nutopia
Channel:National Geographic

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]

Release

The documentary was released on Netflix streaming on February 1, 2019.[7] In the United States, it left Netflix for Disney+ on January 1, 2020.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One Strange Rock. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115163943/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/one-strange-rock/. dead. November 15, 2017. en. 2018-03-12.
  2. Web site: 'One Strange Rock' Renewed for Season 2 on National Geographic (Exclusive). . 25 July 2018 . 2018-07-25.
  3. Web site: FinanceRewind . FinanceRewind . February 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: Seattle Times TV Picks. SeattleTimes.com. 26 March 2018 .
  5. Web site: Will Smith To Host Darren Aronofsky-Jane Root Nat Geo Series 'One Strange Rock'. Ramos. Dino-Ray. 2017-12-05. Deadline. 2018-02-13. en-US.
  6. Web site: Nutopia Website .
  7. Web site: One Strange Rock. March 28, 2019.
  8. https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/one-strange-rock-leaving-netflix-in-january-2020/ ‘One Strange Rock’ Leaving Netflix in January 2020