Cosmos (2014)
Cosmos is a 2014 documentary series created by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter. It stars Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan and Carl Sagan.
Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the wheel of a ship of the imagination and steers it from the first moment of the universe to the edge of what we know. A sequel to Carl Sagan's 1980 series, it walks through gravity, deep time, evolution and the shape of space using big visual effects and animated histories of the people who worked this out. The tone stays patient and awestruck rather than dry. It wants you to feel the scale of things, the smallness of a human life against it, and mostly it earns that feeling.
Quick answers
What is Cosmos about?
Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the wheel of a ship of the imagination and steers it from the first moment of the universe to the edge of what we know. A sequel to Carl Sagan's 1980 series, it walks through gravity, deep time, evolution and the shape of space using big visual effects and animated histories of the people who worked this out. The tone stays patient and awestruck rather than dry. It wants you to feel the scale of things, the smallness of a human life against it, and mostly it earns that feeling.
When was Cosmos released?
Cosmos was released on 9 March 2014.
How many episodes does Cosmos have?
Cosmos has 26 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made Cosmos?
Cosmos was created by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter.
Where can I watch Cosmos?
Cosmos is available on Google Play Movies.
Where to watch Cosmos
Buy: Google Play Movies
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Cast
- Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self - Host
- Ann Druyan
- Carl Sagan as Self (archive footage)
- Seth MacFarlane as Giordano Bruno (voice)
- Sasha Sagan as Rachel Molly Gruber
- Stoney Emshwiller
- André Sogliuzzo as Weichelberger (voice)
- Christopher Emerson as Acolyte (voice)
- Piotr Michael as Edmund Muskie (voice)
- Enn Reitel as Henry Norris Russell (voice)
- Keythe Farley as (voice)
- Patrick Stewart as William Herschel (voice)
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A few thoughts on Cosmos
Neil deGrasse Tyson's own books make natural next reads. Origins retraces the birth of the universe and of life with the same sweep, and Startalk keeps his voice looser and funnier. For more filmed wonder, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds follows meteorites and the awe they still stir in people.
Pop-science books that make the cosmos feel close
Cosmos hands the ship of the imagination to Neil deGrasse Tyson, all scale and wonder without the jargon. These books keep that voice, walking general readers from the Big Bang to everyday physics with warmth and a good story, several written by Tyson himself. Ideal if the show made you want the ideas in your hands.
Reading for the big questions in physics
When Cosmos slows down on gravity, relativity, or the shape of space, these books go deeper on the same ideas. They tackle the heavyweight physics of the series, from the giants who worked it out to the spooky rules of the quantum world, still written to be understood rather than to show off.
Films that sweep from the Big Bang to now
Cosmos loves the long view, deep time compressed into a single arc. These films chase that scale on the big screen, running from the first moment of the universe through the story of everything, trading episodes for one immersive sweep. Best seen as large and as loud as you can manage.
Documentary series to keep the wonder going
If you want another long-running documentary habit after Cosmos, these are the reliable science and nature series to fall into. They share the patient, awestruck approach, explaining how the world works without dumbing it down, episode after episode. Comfortable, curious television for anyone who likes to learn while they watch.