Series like Cosmos

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   The Universe

   Strong story similarity

   2007 · 45 min · Documentary

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   From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: astronomy and cosmology
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   How the Universe Works

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   2010 · 42 min · Documentary

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   A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: astronomy and astrophysics
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking

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   2010 · 60 min · Documentary

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   Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a ripping yarn based on real science, spanning the whole of space and time -- from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life, and the real possibility of time travel.

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   • strong shared themes: astronomy and cosmology
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Planets

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   2019 · 60 min · Documentary

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   Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: astronomy and space

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   One Strange Rock

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   2018 · 47 min · Documentary

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   A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Wonders of the Universe

   Strong story similarity

   2011 · 60 min · Documentary

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   Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer mankind's greatest questions.

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   • a closely matched era

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   Our Universe

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   2022 · 45 min · Documentary

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   Witness the remarkable story of our universe over billions of years and its inextricable link to life on Earth in this sweeping documentary series.

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   Universe

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   2021 · Documentary

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   Professor Brian Cox journeys across the vastness of time and space revealing epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever.

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   StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

   Shared cast

   2015 · Talk

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   Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: cosmos and space
   • a principal cast member

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    Alien Worlds

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    2020 · 42 min · Documentary

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    Applying the laws of life on Earth to the rest of the galaxy, this series blends science fact and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: astrobiology and astronomy

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