Cosmos: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos will explore how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time. It will bring to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge and transport viewers to new worlds and across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on the grandest scale. Cosmos will invent new modes of scientific storytelling to reveal the grandeur of the universe and re-invent celebrated elements of the legendary original series, including the Cosmic Calendar and the Ship of the Imagination. The most profound scientific concepts will be presented with stunning clarity, uniting skepticism and wonder, and weaving rigorous science with the emotional and spiritual into a transcendent experience.

Series details

• Title: Cosmos
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Nature, History
• Premiere date: 1980-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 1128

Cast and credited roles

• Neil deGrasse Tyson — Host
• Carl Sagan — Host
• Nadia Rochelle Pfarr — Malala Yousefzai
• Stoney Emshwiller — George Tilton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-09-28; final listed air date 1980-12-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-03-09; final listed air date 2014-06-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-03-09; final listed air date 2020-04-20; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cosmos on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.