Through the Wormhole
| Through the Wormhole | |
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| Genre | Science documentary |
| Presented by | Morgan Freeman |
| Narrated by | Morgan Freeman |
| Theme music composer | Hans Zimmer |
| Composers | Jacob Shea Hans Zimmer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 58 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bernadette McDaid Deborah Adler Myers James Younger Lori McCreary Morgan Freeman Rocky Collins Tracy Mercer |
| Cinematography | David Baillie |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Science |
| Release | June 9, 2010 – present |
Through the Wormhole is an American science documentary television series narrated and hosted by American actor Morgan Freeman. It began airing on Science in the United States on June 9, 2010.[1]
Development and production
The TV network Science has been highlighting what VP of Production Bernadette McDaid calls the "Rock Stars of Science",[2] and physics outreach such as Michio Kaku and Brian Cox. "We wanted to merge our 'Rock Stars of Science' ... with the superstars of pop culture."[2] When Science general manager Deborah Myers heard that Morgan Freeman was very interested in things to do with the universe and space and "asks the big philosophical questions",[2] she approached Freeman and his producer and proposed making a series together.[2]
On February 17, 2011, Sean Carroll confirmed on his Twitter page that filming of season 2 of Through the Wormhole began.[3] On May 17, 2011, Discovery confirmed the second season would premiere on Science on June 8, 2011.[4] An episode from the second season was supposed to air on July 13, 2011,[4] but went unaired. It was later released on the season 2 DVD as the sixth episode.[5]
On January 3, 2012, Sean Carroll posted a picture on his Twitter page, mentioning that it was taken during the taping of season 3.[6] Season 3 began with a special episode on March 6, 2012,[7] and the remaining nine episodes began airing on June 6, 2012.[8]
Season 4 of Through the Wormhole began with a special episode on March 20, 2013,[9] and the remaining nine episodes began airing on June 5, 2013.[10]
On October 9, 2013, the Science Channel began airing enhanced episodes of the show under the title Beyond the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.[11]
Season 5 of Through the Wormhole began with a special episode on March 5, 2014,[12] and the remaining nine episodes began airing on June 4, 2014.[13]
On March 10, 2014, series producer Anthony Lund stated in an interview with the Los Angeles Post-Examiner that "Wormhole season 6 is a GO, and I’m dreaming of new, thought provoking ideas to explore with this show."[14]
Season 6 of Through the Wormhole premiered on April 29, 2015.[15] Season 6 consists of six episodes, unlike the previous seasons, which all have ten (except season 1, which has 8 episodes).[16]
On March 31, 2016, Science Channel announced it would return for a seventh season,[17] which premiered on August 30, 2016.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | June 9, 2010 | July 28, 2010 | |
| 2 | 10 | June 8, 2011 | August 3, 2011 | |
| 3 | 10 | March 6, 2012 | August 8, 2012 | |
| 4 | 10 | March 20, 2013 | July 31, 2013 | |
| 5 | 10 | March 5, 2014 | July 23, 2014 | |
| 6 | 6 | April 29, 2015 | June 3, 2015 | |
| 7 | 4 | August 30, 2016 | September 20, 2016 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2010)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Is There a Creator?" | June 9, 2010 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Riddle of Black Holes" | June 16, 2010 |
| 3 | 3 | "Is Time Travel Possible?" | June 23, 2010 |
| 4 | 4 | "What Happened Before the Beginning?" | June 30, 2010 |
| 5 | 5 | "How Did We Get Here?" | July 7, 2010 |
| 6 | 6 | "Are We Alone?" | July 14, 2010 |
| 7 | 7 | "What Are We Really Made Of?" | July 21, 2010 |
| 8 | 8 | "Beyond the Darkness" | July 28, 2010 |
Season 2 (2011)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Is There Life After Death?" | June 8, 2011 |
| 10 | 2 | "Is There an Edge to the Universe?" | June 15, 2011 |
| 11 | 3 | "Does Time Really Exist?" | June 22, 2011 |
| 12 | 4 | "Are There More than Three Dimensions?" | June 29, 2011 |
| 13 | 5 | "Is There a Sixth Sense?" | July 6, 2011 |
| 14 | 6 | "Are There Parallel Universes?" | Unaired |
| 15 | 7 | "How Does the Universe Work?" | July 13, 2011 |
| 16 | 8 | "Can We Travel Faster Than Light?" | July 20, 2011 |
| 17 | 9 | "Can We Live Forever?" | July 27, 2011 |
| 18 | 10 | "What Do Aliens Look Like?" | August 3, 2011 |
Season 3 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Will We Survive First Contact?" | March 6, 2012 |
| 20 | 2 | "Is There a Superior Race?" | June 6, 2012 |
| 21 | 3 | "Is The Universe Alive?" | June 13, 2012 |
| 22 | 4 | "What Makes Us Who We Are?" | June 20, 2012 |
| 23 | 5 | "What is Nothing?" | June 27, 2012 |
| 24 | 6 | "Can We Resurrect The Dead?" | July 11, 2012 |
| 25 | 7 | "Can We Eliminate Evil?" | July 18, 2012 |
| 26 | 8 | "Mysteries of the Subconscious" | July 25, 2012 |
| 27 | 9 | "Will Eternity End?" | August 1, 2012 |
| 28 | 10 | "Did We Invent God?" | August 8, 2012 |
Season 4 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | "Is There a God Particle?" | March 20, 2013 |
| 30 | 2 | "When Does Life Begin?" | June 5, 2013 |
| 31 | 3 | "Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?" | June 12, 2013 |
| 32 | 4 | "How Do Aliens Think?" | June 19, 2013 |
| 33 | 5 | "Will Sex Become Extinct?" | June 26, 2013 |
| 34 | 6 | "Can Our Minds Be Hacked?" | July 3, 2013 |
| 35 | 7 | "Are Robots the Future of Human Evolution?" | July 10, 2013 |
| 36 | 8 | "Is Reality Real?" | July 17, 2013 |
| 37 | 9 | "Do We Have Free Will?" | July 24, 2013 |
| 38 | 10 | "Did God Create Evolution?" | July 31, 2013 |
Season 5 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "Is God an Alien Concept?" | March 5, 2014 |
| 40 | 2 | "Is Luck Real?" | March 12, 2014 |
| 41 | 3 | "Is Poverty Genetic?" | June 4, 2014 |
| 42 | 4 | "How to Collapse a Superpower" | June 11, 2014 |
| 43 | 5 | "Does the Ocean Think?" | June 18, 2014 |
| 44 | 6 | "Is a Zombie Apocalypse Possible?" | June 25, 2014 |
| 45 | 7 | "Is Gravity An Illusion?" | July 2, 2014 |
| 46 | 8 | "Will We Become God?" | July 9, 2014 |
| 47 | 9 | "Is There a Shadow Universe?" | July 16, 2014 |
| 48 | 10 | "When Did Time Begin?" | July 23, 2014 |
Season 6 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Are We All Bigots?" | April 29, 2015 |
| 50 | 2 | "Can Time Go Backwards?" | May 6, 2015 |
| 51 | 3 | "Are We Here for a Reason?" | May 13, 2015 |
| 52 | 4 | "Do We Live in the Matrix?" | May 20, 2015 |
| 53 | 5 | "Are Aliens Inside Us?" | May 27, 2015 |
| 54 | 6 | "Why Do We Lie?" | June 3, 2015 |
Season 7 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 1 | "What Makes a Terrorist?" | August 30, 2016 |
| 56 | 2 | "Is Privacy Dead?" | September 6, 2016 |
| 57 | 3 | "Are There More Than Two Sexes?" | September 13, 2016 |
| 58 | 4 | "Can We All Become Geniuses?" | September 20, 2016 |
DVD releases
In region 1, season 1 was released on DVD on March 8, 2011,[18] season 2 was released on November 22, 2011,[5] season 3 was released on October 23, 2012,[19] season 4 was released on September 16, 2014,[20] and season 5 was released on June 16, 2015.[21]
See also
- The Universe
- How the Universe Works
- Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
- The Fabric of the Cosmos
- The Planets
- Curiosity
- Cosmos
References
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (June 8, 2010). "Asking the Big Questions in a Dignified Manner". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Halterman, Jim (June 9, 2010). "Interview: "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" Executive Producer Bernadette McDaid". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Sean Carroll [@seanmcarroll] (February 17, 2011). "Taping Through the Wormhole (Season 2) today for @ScienceChannel. We start in a pool hall. Entropy is involved" (Tweet). Retrieved February 17, 2011 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Returns for an Awe-Inspiring Second Season this June on Science". Discovery. May 17, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman Season 2 DVD". Discovery. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Sean Carroll [@seanmcarroll] (January 3, 2012). "Through the Wormhole crew in the house, taping an episode for Season 3. https://t.co/Lprkythb" (Tweet). Retrieved January 3, 2012 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Science, TED and SETI Ask the Question "Are We Alone?" With an Initiative to Bring Citizen Scientists Into the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence". The Futon Critic. January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman: Season 3". Discovery. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Morgan Freeman Explores "The God Particle" in a Special Higgs Boson Episode of "Through The Wormhole" on Science Channel". The Futon Critic. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Morgan Freeman Returns to Science Channel for an All New Season of Television's Most Mind-Blowing Series - "Through the Wormhole"". The Futon Critic. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Science Channel Airs Enhanced Episodes of THROUGH THE WORMHOLE w/ MORGAN FREEMAN Tonight". Broadway World. October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ ""Are We Alone?" Week Makes Contact This March on Science Channel". The Futon Critic. February 18, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Morgan Freeman Is Back and Ready to Open Your Mind with an All New Season of "Through the Wormhole"". The Futon Critic. May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Doss, Cat (May 10, 2014). "Anthony Lund: Through the Wormhole". Los Angeles Post-Examiner. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Freeman, Morgan (March 9, 2015). "Morgan Freeman Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (April 8, 2015). "Science's Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Tackles Bigotry, Aliens, Lying and The Matrix". TV Insider. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Science Channel Unveils Its 2016-17 Upfront Slate Led by "Search for the Next MythBusters" and the Return of "Punkin Chunkin"". The Futon Critic. March 31, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman Season 1 DVD". Discovery. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman Season 3 DVD". Discovery. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman Season 4 DVD". Discovery. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman Season 5 DVD". Discovery. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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