42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

As in Douglas Adams' legendary novel, the knowledge series "42 - The Answer to Almost Everything" seeks answers to important questions about the universe and life. But in contrast to the supercomputer Deep Thought, it does not wait 7.5 million years for possible information. Instead, with the support of commentator Nora Tschirner, it takes just a few minutes to clarify, for example, whether we could dig our way through the globe or how much life on earth weighs.

Series details

• Title: 42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles
• Format: Documentary
• Language: German
• Premiere date: 2021-09-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ARTE
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 67696
• IMDb ID: tt15415042
• TVDB ID: 409568

Cast and credited roles

• Nora Tschirner — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2021: premiered 2021-09-04; final listed air date 2021-12-18; episode order: 16.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-01-08; final listed air date 2022-12-18; episode order: 42.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-01-08; final listed air date 2023-12-17; episode order: 43.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-07; final listed air date 2024-12-08; episode order: 41.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-05; final listed air date 2025-12-14; episode order: 42.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-01-05; final listed air date 2026-08-29.

Source and licence

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