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NOVA

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NOVA

7.0

Yr 1974

Rt 55m

Status Returning Series

Documentary

Series Brief

Overview

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Why fans love it

NOVA has occupied a unique place in television since 1974. By focusing on the mechanics of nature and the technical realities shaping the news, the series avoids the fluff typically associated with documentary programming. It favors a candid, instructive approach that treats the audience as capable of understanding complex inquiry.

The program creates drama through the pursuit of facts rather than manufactured conflict. Narrators like Courtney B. Vance guide viewers through scientific breakthroughs, balancing the intimidating scale of the universe with the human persistence required to study it. The result is a consistent record of discovery that remains grounded in the tangible work of scientists.

Featured Players

Cast 75

as Self - Narrator (voice)

39 episodes

as Narrator

5 episodes

Joe Morton

as Narrator

3 episodes

Courtney B. Vance

as Narrator

1 episode

as Narrator

4 episodes

Demetri Goritsas

as Narrator

3 episodes

as Host

4 episodes

Bray Poor

as Narrator

1 episode

Lance Lewman

as Narrator (voice)

24 episodes

as Narrator

1 episode

Ted Marcoux

as Narrator

3 episodes

Peter Thomas

as Narrator

5 episodes

Jim Carter

as Narrator

1 episode

Kenichi Nakamaru

as Reporter

1 episode

Shu Morino

as Reporter

1 episode

Brian Greene

as Host

7 episodes

Jamie Effros

as Narrator

4 episodes

Eric Meyers

as Narrator

3 episodes

John Lithgow

as Narrator

6 episodes

as Narrator

1 episode

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Henry Ian Cusick

as Charles Darwin

1 episode

Neil Ross

as Narrator

22 episodes

Frances O'Connor

as Emma Darwin

1 episode

as Sir Charles Lyell

1 episode

as Narrator (voice)

20 episodes

Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Self - Host

6 episodes

Rushmore DeNooyer

as Narrator

1 episode

Mark Oliver Everett

as Himself

1 episode

Stefanie E. Frame

as Narrator

1 episode

as Narrator

4 episodes

Stockard Channing

as Narrator (voice)

2 episodes

John Benjamin Hickey

as Narrator

1 episode

Alan Yentob

as Narrator

1 episode

as Narrator

20 episodes

Rob Tinworth

as Narrator

1 episode

David Slavin

as Narrator

1 episode

as Host

1 episode

as Host

1 episode

as Narrator

1 episode

E.O. Wilson

as Himself

1 episode

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Percy Julian

1 episode

as Albert Einstein

1 episode

Shirley Henderson

as Mileva Maric

1 episode

Steven Robertson

as Michael Faraday

1 episode

Julian Rhind-Tutt

as Antoine Lavoisier

1 episode

Ty Glaser

as Marie Anne Lavoisier

1 episode

Brendan Fleming

as Hermann Einstein

1 episode

as Marat

1 episode

Anton Lesser

as Voltaire

1 episode

Emily Woof

as Lise Meitner

1 episode

as Chater

1 episode

Samuel West

as Humphry Davy

1 episode

as Newman

1 episode

as Count de Amerval

1 episode

Christian Pedersen

as Otto Hahn

2 episodes

David Attenborough

as Narrator

3 episodes

Gene Galusha

as Narrator

6 episodes

David Ogden Stiers

as Narrator

8 episodes

Jeremiah Kissel

as Narrator

5 episodes

Oliver Platt

as Narrator

2 episodes

Edd Gasper

as Narrator

2 episodes

Tony Kahn

as Narrator

3 episodes

Stacy Keach

as Narrator

11 episodes

Roy Scheider

as Narrator

3 episodes

John Hockenberry

as Narrator

3 episodes

Kirk Johnson

as Host

3 episodes

Will Lyman

as Narrator

14 episodes

David Pogue

as Host

13 episodes

Beatrix Gardner

as Self

2 episodes

Ian Holm

as Narrator

2 episodes

as Self

3 episodes

Don Wescott

as Narrator (voice)

2 episodes

Paul Vaughan

as Narrator (voice)

4 episodes

as G.H. Hardy (voice)

2 episodes

Ella Al-Shamahi

as Self - Presenter

5 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Director

Miles O'Brien Sarah Holt Julia Cort Gary Glassman Mark Davis Duncan Copp Doug Hamilton Liesl Clark Graham Townsley Joseph Seamans Joseph McMaster Gail Willumsen Chris Schmidt Ian Duncan

Director of Photography

Christopher 'Toby' McLeod Ezra Wolfinger Jon Lane Jason Longo Mark Daniels Christopher Titus King Stephen McCarthy Vahe Papazyan Sven Nykvist

Post Production Assistant

Barbara Olachea Nicholas Ostrander

Thanks

Carl Jablonski

Camera Operator

Adam Lee Walter Corbett

Assistant Camera

Lisa Vidal

Makeup & Hair

Erin Bitman

Signal Match

Cast Similarity

5 shared cast members

Shared Stockard Channing, Jay O. Sanders, David Attenborough +2 more

3 shared cast members

Shared Stockard Channing, John Benjamin Hickey, Joe Morton

2 shared cast members

Shared Martin Jarvis, Neil deGrasse Tyson

2 shared cast members

Shared Henry Ian Cusick, Joe Morton

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2 shared cast members

Shared Jay O. Sanders, Courtney B. Vance

2 shared cast members

Shared Stockard Channing, Oliver Platt

2 shared cast members

Shared Anton Lesser, John Lithgow

2 shared cast members

Shared Neil Ross, Stacy Keach

The American Revolution

2 shared cast members

Shared Liev Schreiber, Joe Morton

2 shared cast members

Shared Will Lyman, Neil Ross

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

2 shared crew members

Shared Neville Kidd, Naomi Austin

Roles: Camera Operator, Director

2 shared crew members

Shared Lisa Vidal, Stephen McCarthy

Roles: Assistant Camera, Cinematography

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

The Umbrella Academy

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director, Director of Photography

Vetenskapens värld

1 shared crew member

Shared Lennart Nilsson

Roles: Director of Photography, Writer

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Naomi Austin

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

4 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, instructive, candid +1 more

4 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, instructive, candid +1 more

3 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, candid, dramatic

2 shared keywords

Topics candid, dramatic

2 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, dramatic

2 shared keywords

Topics candid, dramatic

2 shared keywords

Topics candid, dramatic

Designated Survivor

2 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, dramatic

2 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, candid

Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests

2 shared keywords

Topics inspirational, factual

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

nature candid inspirational factual dramatic instructive

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: March 03, 1974
Status: Returning Series
Episode Runtime: 55 minutes
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 137