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Explained (2018)

TV-MA Documentary
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Overview

This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.

  1. Ezra Klein

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)

    Barack Obama

    Self (archive footage)

    4 Episodes

  2. Estelle Caswell as Narrator (voice)

    Estelle Caswell

    Narrator (voice)

    3 Episodes

  3. Joe Biden as Self (archive footage)

    Joe Biden

    Self (archive footage)

    3 Episodes

  4. Maria Bello as Narrator (voice)

    Maria Bello

    Narrator (voice)

    2 Episodes

  5. Jay-Z as Self (voice) and Self (archive footage)

    Jay-Z

    Self (voice), Self (archive footage)

    2 Episodes

  6. Samira Wiley as Narrator (voice)

    Samira Wiley

    Narrator (voice)

    2 Episodes

  7. George H. W. Bush as Self (archive footage)

    George H. W. Bush

    Self (archive footage)

    2 Episodes

  8. Donald Trump as Self (archive footage)

    Donald Trump

    Self (archive footage)

    2 Episodes

  9. Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)

    Richard Nixon

    Self (archive footage)

    2 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 3

7.4
2021 • 14 Episodes

Season 3 of Explained premiered on July 16, 2021.

Fairy Tales

(3x14, October 15, 2021) Season Finale

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Explained
Explained

Facts

Status Ended

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Type Documentary

Original Language English

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