The Big Picture with Kal Penn: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With the explosion of infographics and big data, maps aren't just about geography anymore. They can tell us all kinds of things about the human experience. National Geographic Channel's new series, The Big Picture with Kal Penn is all about finding the unexpected — and sometimes surprising — realities in both the world at large and our own backyard, revealed by crunching the numbers and finding new ways to visualize data. Host and producer Kal Penn is taking viewers on a journey to understand how things like money, sex, food, sports and crime influence our daily lives. Exploring and generating infographics from information banks and data analyses, we investigate different themes through the mapping of new data, the creative visualization of information, and in-depth personal stories with fascinating characters.

Series details

• Title: The Big Picture with Kal Penn
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-05-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3154

Cast and credited roles

• Kal Penn — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-30; final listed air date 2015-05-18; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Big Picture with Kal Penn 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.