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Nova

  • TV Series
  • 1974– 1974–
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
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8.7/10
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Nova (1974)
Sputnik Declassified
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POPULARITY
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  • Creators
    • Daniel Hart
    • Alan Kwan
    • Tacita Morway
  • Stars
    • Jay O. Sanders
    • Craig Sechler
    • Stacy Keach
  • Creators
    • Daniel Hart
    • Alan Kwan
    • Tacita Morway
  • Stars
    • Jay O. Sanders
    • Craig Sechler
    • Stacy Keach
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    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 21 wins & 62 nominations total

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    The best PBS series ever
    This has been a long-standing PBS series that is the gold standard for documentary series.

    I remember watching as a child with fascination one episode about the Voyager spacecraft, and another about whales.

    Long may she live!
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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1974 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
      • France
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site - PBS
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Новая звезда
    • Filming locations
      • Aceh, Indonesia(episode "Wave that Shook the World")
    • Production companies
      • ARTE
      • BBC Studios
      • BBC
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      1 hour
    • Color
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