Machines: How They Work: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Have you ever wondered what's going on inside the machines you use every day? How does an escalator haul hundreds of people up a slope as steep as Mount Fuji? How can a simple shopping cart carry a load six times its own weight? How does a car wash scrub dirty vehicles clean without leaving a scratch? Using CGI animation, Machines: How They Work dives deep inside ordinary machines to reveal their extraordinary inner workings.

Each episode of Machines: How They Work explores the secret workings of three different machines of all shapes and sizes; from parking meters and coffee machines to 3D printers and padlocks. Immersive footage shot inside the factories where these objects are built and tested, reveals their ingenious mechanics alongside the larger than life characters who design and construct them.

Series details

• Title: Machines: How They Work
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-01-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-05-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Science
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12264
• IMDb ID: tt1601032
• TVDB ID: 306754

Cast and credited roles

• Omri Rose — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-28; final listed air date 2016-05-19; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Machines: How They Work 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.