Otherwords: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Otherwords digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human

Series details

• Title: Otherwords
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2021-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 8 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 83241
• TVDB ID: 399899

Cast and credited roles

• Erica Brozovsky — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-03-24; final listed air date 2021-09-20.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-01-20; final listed air date 2022-10-27.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-01-26; final listed air date 2023-10-19.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-01-25; final listed air date 2024-11-21.
• Season 5: premiered 2025-01-30; final listed air date 2025-10-28; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2026-02-03; final listed air date 2026-09-15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Otherwords 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.