How the Universe Works: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How the Universe Works is the greatest story ever told, the creation of everything us. The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a miniscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today.

Series details

• Title: How the Universe Works
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2010-04-25
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Science
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 2481

Cast and credited roles

• Hakeem Oluseyi — Astrophysicist
• James S. Bullock — Astrophysicist
• Paul M. Sutter — Astrophysicist
• Erik Todd Dellums — Narrator
• Mike Rowe — Narrator
• Richard Lintern — Narrator
• Phil Plait — Astronomer
• Kevin Walsh — Astronomer
• Michelle Thaller — Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Nina Lanza — Planetary Scientist
• Dr. Moogega Cooper — Planetary Protection Engineer
• Dan Durda — Astrophysicist / Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-04-25; final listed air date 2010-05-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-07-11; final listed air date 2012-08-29; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-07-09; final listed air date 2014-09-03; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-07-14; final listed air date 2015-09-01; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2016-11-29; final listed air date 2017-02-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 2018-01-09; final listed air date 2018-03-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 2019-01-08; final listed air date 2019-03-12; episode order: 10.
• Season 8: premiered 2020-01-02; final listed air date 2020-02-27; episode order: 9.
• Season 9: premiered 2021-03-24; final listed air date 2021-06-02; episode order: 11.
• Season 10: premiered 2022-03-06; final listed air date 2022-04-10.
• Season 11: premiered 2023-03-05; final listed air date 2023-04-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from How the Universe Works 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.