Science documentaries about various topics.
Writers:
Stars:
Awards:
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 22 wins & 63 nominations.
- See more »
Photos and Videos
Series Cast Summary
| Jay O. Sanders | ... |
Self - Narrator
(76 episodes, 2006-2020)
|
|
| Craig Sechler | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(56 episodes, 2010-2023)
|
|
| Stacy Keach | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(32 episodes, 1992-2006)
|
|
| Eric Meyers | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(26 episodes, 2012-2024)
|
|
 |
Lance Lewman | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(26 episodes, 2004-2015)
|
| Will Lyman | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(24 episodes, 1988-2009)
|
|
| Neil Ross | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(22 episodes, 2002-2008)
|
|
| Liev Schreiber | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(19 episodes, 1999-2009)
|
|
|
|
Peter Thomas | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(14 episodes, 1989-2014)
|
|
|
Talithia Williams | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(13 episodes, 2018-2022)
|
|
|
David Pogue | ... |
Self - Host
/ ...
(13 episodes, 2011-2021)
|
| Mercer Boffey | ... |
Self
/ ...
(12 episodes, 2022-2024)
|
|
| David Ogden Stiers | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(9 episodes, 1996-2006)
|
|
| Miles O'Brien | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(8 episodes, 2013-2024)
|
|
|
|
Gene Galusha | ... |
Self - Narrator
(8 episodes, 1979-2005)
|
| Neil deGrasse Tyson | ... |
Self
/ ...
(8 episodes, 2004-2018)
|
|
|
|
Don Wescott | ... |
Self (narrator)
/ ...
(8 episodes, 1978-1993)
|
| David Attenborough | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(8 episodes, 1997-2022)
|
|
| Sylvester James Gates Jr. | ... |
Self
/ ...
(7 episodes, 2011-2021)
|
|
|
|
Andre Fenton | ... |
Self
/ ...
(7 episodes, 2016-2018)
|
| Edward Herrmann | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(7 episodes, 1998-1999)
|
|
| Brian Greene | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(7 episodes, 2003-2011)
|
|
|
|
Charles Mattias 'Matt' Mountain | ... |
Self
/ ...
(7 episodes, 2009-2023)
|
|
|
Grant Tremblay | ... |
Self - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
/ ...
(6 episodes, 2021-2024)
|
| Joe Morton | ... |
Self - Narrator
(6 episodes, 1996-2018)
|
|
| John Lithgow | ... |
Self - Narrator
(6 episodes, 2001-2010)
|
|
|
|
Tony Kahn | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(6 episodes, 1974-2001)
|
| Richard Donat | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(6 episodes, 2004-2009)
|
|
| Steve Squyres | ... |
Self - Astronomer at Cornell University
/ ...
(6 episodes, 2004-2019)
|
|
|
|
Jeremiah Kissel | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(6 episodes, 2003-2004)
|
| Rana El Kaliouby | ... |
Self
/ ...
(6 episodes, 2018)
|
|
| Corey Johnson | ... |
Narrator
(5 episodes, 2011-2014)
|
|
| Zachary Quinto | ... |
Self - Narrator
(5 episodes, 2019)
|
|
|
|
J. Marshall Shepherd | ... |
Self - University of Georgia
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2013-2023)
|
|
|
David Kaiser | ... |
Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2011-2021)
|
| Hakeem Oluseyi | ... |
Self - George Mason Universty
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2021-2024)
|
|
| Jamie Effros | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2009-2017)
|
|
|
|
Jeannette Robinson | ... |
Narrator
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2020-2022)
|
| Janna Levin | ... |
Self
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2011-2018)
|
|
|
|
Andrea Sella | ... |
Self
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2013-2019)
|
|
|
Simon Schaffer | ... |
Self - University of Cambridge
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2005-2015)
|
|
|
Donald Carl Johanson | ... |
Self - Institute of Human Origins
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2009-2016)
|
| Derrick Pitts | ... |
Self - Chief Astronomer The Franklin Institute
/ ...
(5 episodes, 2019-2021)
|
|
|
|
Anjali Tripathi | ... |
Self - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
/ ...
(4 episodes, 2019-2024)
|
|
|
Mark Boslough | ... |
Self - Sandia National Laboratories
/ ...
(4 episodes, 2009-2017)
|
| Keith David | ... |
Narrator
(4 episodes, 2004-2022)
|
|
|
|
Kirk Johnson | ... |
Self - Host
/ ...
(4 episodes, 2012-2024)
|
|
|
Jonathan Lunine | ... |
Self
/ ...
(4 episodes, 2017-2023)
|
|
|
David Charbonneau | ... |
Self - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
/ ...
(4 episodes, 2010-2021)
|
|
|
Rena Baskin | ... |
Self - Narrator
/ ...
(4 episodes, 1998-2004)
|
See full cast and crew »
Production Companies
- ARTE (produced in association with)
- BBC Studios
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- CMF-FMC (produced with the participation of)
- Darlow Smithson Productions (produced by)
- Discovery Channel Canada (produced in association with)
- Gestion SODEC (produced with the assistance of)
- Handel Productions (produced by)
- Lion Television
- Mighty Productions (produced by)
- NHK
- National Geographic
- Pioneer Productions
- Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit (produced with the assistance of)
- Spiegel TV (produced in association with)
- Sprockets Music
- WGBH
Distributors
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 23andMe (funding)
- ABC News Video Source (archive material)
- APTN Library (archive material)
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (funding) (local broadcast: San Francisco)
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (funding)
- Allied Signal (funding)
- Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC) (archive material)
- Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (funding)
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch (funding)
- Boeing (funding)
- Borch GmbH (archive material)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (archive material)
- British Petroleum (BP) (funding)
- CNET: The Computer Network (funding)
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (funding)
- Clarke Associates (animation)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (funding)
- Discovery Channel International (DCI) (archive material)
- Dow Chemical Company (funding)
- Draper (funding)
- Edgeworx Studios (animation)
- Exxon Mobil (funding)
- Farmers Insurance Group (funding)
- Fidelity Investments (funding)
- Franklin Templeton Investments (funding)
- Google (funding)
- Heising-Simons Foundation (funding)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (funding)
- ITN Archive (archive material)
- Iomega (funding)
- Johnson & Johnson (funding)
- Lockheed (funding)
- Merck (funding)
- Metro TV Jakarta (archive material)
- Microsoft (funding)
- Musikvergnuegen (Nova theme music)
- NASA (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- NHK (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- National Geographic (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- Northwestern Mutual Foundation (funding)
- Nova Science Trust (funding)
- Pacific Life Insurance Company (funding)
- Pacific Tsunami Museum (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- Park Foundation (funding)
- Pilot Archive and TV Productions (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- Prudential Financial (funding)
- Public Television Stations (funding)
- Public Television Viewers (funding)
- Raytheon Company (funding)
- Reuters (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- Seattle's Convention & Visitors Center (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- Spirit (funding)
- Sprint (funding)
- String and Can (sound post-production)
- The Caption Center (closed captioning)
- The David H. Koch Fund for Science (funding)
- The Kendeda Fund (funding)
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (funding)
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Declassification (funding)
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks (archive material) (episode "Wave that Shook the World")
- Viewers Like You (funding)
- Volkswagen (funding)
- Volvo (funding) (local broadcast: San Francisco)
- YMCA (funding)
- yU+Co. (NOVA Series graphics)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
| Plot Keywords | |
| Genres | |
| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
| Certification |
|
Additional Details
| Also Known As |
|
| Runtime |
|
| Official Sites | |
| Country | |
| Language | |
| Color | |
| Filming Locations |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Science documentaries about various topics. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product (1992). See more » |