In 1980, the landmark series Cosmos premiered on public television. Since then, it is estimated that more than a billion people around the planet have seen it. Cosmos chronicles the evolution of the planet and efforts to find our place in the universe. Each of the 13 episodes focuses on a specific aspect of the nature of life, consciousness, the universe and time.
Last Episode
01x13 Who Speaks for Earth? Aired: Dec. 21, 1980In this final episode, Dr. Carl Sagan reviews the previous episodes and how they relate to each other. What has history taught us? How did we … [continue reading]
Special Announcement
View All [5]
Who's your favorite character?
More Full Episodes [13]More Clips [0]
Watch Cosmos Online
01:02:01
01:00:45
58:24
01:03:06
59:25
01:01:24
58:36
01:00:59
01:01:11
01:01:04
58:30
01:00:08
01:05:09
Previous Episodes
- 01x13 Who Speaks … (Dec. 21, 1980)
- 01x12 Encyclopedi… (Dec. 14, 1980)
- 01x11 The Persist… (Dec. 07, 1980)
- 01x10 The Edge of… (Nov. 30, 1980)
- 01x09 The Lives o… (Nov. 23, 1980)
View full cast
Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- David F. Oyster (25 episodes)
- David Kennard (16 episodes)
- Rob McCain (15 episodes)
Writers
- Ann Druyan (13 episodes)
- Carl Sagan (13 episodes)
- Steven Soter (13 episodes)
More Trivia
Series Fun Facts
- Many of the studio sequences filmed in rooms with entirely black walls and floors, in the middle of which various minimal set elements would be arranged, were shot in the studio classrooms of…
[show]Many of the studio sequences filmed in rooms with entirely black walls and floors, in the middle of which various minimal set elements would be arranged, were shot in the studio classrooms of the iEAR (Integrated Electronic Arts at Rensselaer) at Renssalear Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, near Albany. RPI students also constructed the prototype "Mars rover" shown in one of the episodes speculating on robotic exploration of other planets.
[hide] - The filming of the series lasted one year during which Carl Sagan and his production team traveled around the world, filming in places like India, Egypt, Italy, Cambodia, France, Alaska,…
[show]The filming of the series lasted one year during which Carl Sagan and his production team traveled around the world, filming in places like India, Egypt, Italy, Cambodia, France, Alaska, Mexico and USA, among others.
[hide] - The series featured the most extensive use of special effects ever conducted for a documentary. In one notable episode, special effects were used to make it seem as if host Sagan was walking…
[show]The series featured the most extensive use of special effects ever conducted for a documentary. In one notable episode, special effects were used to make it seem as if host Sagan was walking through a model recreation of the Library of Alexandria.
[hide]
