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Explained (2018)

TV-14 Documentary 20m

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.

    Estelle Caswell

    Narrator - Herself

    3 Episodes

  2. Barack Obama

    Barack Obama

    Self (archive footage)

    3 Episodes

  3. Maria Bello

    Maria Bello

    Narrator - Herself

    2 Episodes

  4. Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton

    Self (archive footage)

    2 Episodes

  5. Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Self (archive footage)

    2 Episodes

  6. Samira Wiley

    Samira Wiley

    Narrator - Self

    1 Episode

  7.

    Joss Fong

    Narrator - Herself

    1 Episode

  8. Christian Slater

    Christian Slater

    Narrator - Himself

    1 Episode

  9. LeVar Burton

    LeVar Burton

    Narrator - Himself

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Explained

Season 2

2019 | 10 Episodes

Season 2 of Explained premiered on September 26, 2019.

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Status Returning Series

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Type Documentary

Original Language English

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