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.
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| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Developed by | Nutopia |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 min |
| Production company | Nutopia |
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| Network | National Geographic |
| Release | March 26 – May 28, 2018 |
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 | 0.71[7] |
| 2 | "Storm" | Nat Sharman | April 2, 2018 | 0.51[8] |
| 3 | "Shield" | Nic Stacey | April 9, 2018 | 0.75[9] |
| 4 | "Genesis" | Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | April 16, 2018 | 0.61[10] |
| 5 | "Survival" | Christopher Riley | April 23, 2018 | 0.46[11] |
| 6 | "Escape" | Graham Booth | April 30, 2018 | 0.48[12] |
| 7 | "Terraform" | Nic Stacey | May 7, 2018 | 0.49[13] |
| 8 | "Alien" | Nat Sharman | May 14, 2018 | 0.52[14] |
| 9 | "Awakening" | Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | May 21, 2018 | 0.43[15] |
| 10 | "Home" | Alice Jones | May 28, 2018 | 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]
