Explained
2018 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.5
This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, breaks down today’s major trends in politics, science, and pop culture. Each episode offers a quick, accessible look at how these topics are changing the world around us.
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15 hours to watch · 44 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2018–2021
- Release date
- 2018-05-23
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (129 votes)
About
Watch if you want fast, beginner-friendly explanations of current topics across politics, science, and pop culture from Explained—just know it’s frequently criticized as biased; Not for you if you need fully balanced viewpoints or deeper coverage, like Eli Roth's History of Horror or 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything.
Pros: engaging topic variety; brief and accessible; often informative | Cons: bias complaints; facts questioned; too shallow at times
Themes
- experiment
- nature
- news
- investigate
- zeitgeist
- eua
- science
Cast & crew
- JB
Joe Biden
as Self (archive footage)
- VP
Vladimir Putin
as Self (archive footage)
- JR
John D. Rockefeller
as Self (archive footage)
- DT
DJ Tukutz
as Self
- RC
Rebecca Cokley
as Self - Disability Rights Activist
Ethan Hawke
as Narrator (voice)
- HM
Hattie McDaniel
as Self - First Black Oscar Winner (archive footage)
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Narrator (voice)
- JJ
Jim Jones
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Emily Kassie
Created by Ezra Klein
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