Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking is an epic new kind of cosmology series, a Planet Earth of the heavens. It takes the world's most famous scientific mind and sets it free, powered by the limitless possibilities of computer animation. Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a ripping yarn based on real science, spanning the whole of space and time -- from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life, and the real possibility of time travel.

Series details

• Title: Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2010-04-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-05-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 80 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 5075

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Hawking — Stephen Hawking
• Benedict Cumberbatch — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-04-25; final listed air date 2010-05-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking 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.