Stephen Hawking's Science of the Future: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Stephen Hawking's Science of the Future investigates the very latest game changing innovations.

Each episode takes one area of progress and sends five top scientists out to actively test the inventions and breakthroughs that are driving it.

The team explore human upgrades, the virtual world, bio-mimicry, high-tech emergency responses, and more.

Featuring a wide range of examples, from advanced robotics and breathtaking digital actors, to cutting edge smart homes and electronic brain stimulation, the series reveals how science is delivering astonishing improvements to all our lives.

Using the evidence they gather, the team reveals the year when each innovation will be rolled out for us all to benefit from, and Hawking then draws out his own uniquely insightful predictions about what our world will be like in the years to come.

Series details

• Title: Stephen Hawking's Science of the Future
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-04-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-06-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3600

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-04-26; final listed air date 2014-06-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Stephen Hawking's Science of the Future 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.