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Curiosity

2011–2013 · 2 seasons

A calm, curious guided tour through big questions, more like a polished lecture than a story, easy to dip into.

Created by
Graham Booth, Richard Dale
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Josh Charles, Morgan Freeman, Michael Malarkey
Overview
Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "Did God Create the Universe?", which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery, and Planet Green. Season one consists of 16 episodes.

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Created by
Graham Booth, Richard Dale
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Josh Charles, Morgan Freeman, Michael Malarkey
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • exploration
  • technology
  • faith
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Graham Booth, Richard Dale
Starring
Josh Charles, Morgan Freeman, Michael Malarkey, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Length
2 seasons, 31 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Discovery
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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