Series synopsis
Crash Course is a talk documentary television series that premiered on Prime Video on August 5, 2022. It ended on August 5, 2022. It was created by Manish Hariprasad. It stars Annu Kapoor, Udit Arora, Bhanu Uday and Anushka Kaushik.
Crash Course World History is a video course hosted by John Green that teaches world history from growing the first crops in the First Agricultural Revolution to global textile production in the 2010s. Across the series, it builds skills in identifying and explaining historical developments, analyzing events in broader context, and tracing patterns and connections across time and place—aiming to help viewers become more informed citizens of the world. Season 1 follows the 2012 AP World History c ...
Premise
Crash Course World History is a video course hosted by John Green that teaches world history from growing the first crops in the First Agricultural Revolution to global textile production in the 2010s. Across the series, it builds skills in identifying and explaining historical developments, analyzing events in broader context, and tracing patterns and connections across time and place—aiming to help viewers become more informed citizens of the world. Season 1 follows the 2012 AP World History curriculum in a 42-episode chronological survey, while Season 2 continues in 30 episodes with a more thematic approach that focuses on systems and encourages viewers to question how “history” is written and what biases shape it.
Premise: John Green teaches you the history of the world
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Annu Kapoor as Ratanraj Jindal
- Udit Arora as Binny Agarwal
- Bhanu Uday as Shashank Batra
- Anushka Kaushik as Vidhi Gupta
- Pranay Pachauri as Ashutosh Kumar (AK)
- Anvesha Vij as Nikki Kapoor
- Hridhu Haroon as Sathya Srinivasan
- Chirag Vohra as Mayank Batra
Supporting cast
- Vasuki as Vidya Nair
- Mohit Solanki
- Riddhi Kumar
- Bidita Bag
- Aryan Singh
- Siddharth Kak
- Hetal Gada as Tejal Patel
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 5, 2022 | August 5, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 30 | July 11, 2014 | April 4, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Faces on a Billboard The competition between RJ and Batra institute intensifies as the year’s All India Ranks are released. The brunt of the rivalry is faced by the new batch of students, who struggle to find joy in this new monotonous life. |
August 5, 2022 |
| 2 |
Wheeler-Dealer A birthday party brings unexpected guests and the quest for a first kiss brings unexpected challenges. Vidhi realises that her dream to be in the AIR Top 10 is at risk unless she studies from a professor at Batra Institute. |
August 5, 2022 |
| 3 |
Covalent Bonding A newspaper article creates chaos in the city and RJ Institute is at the verge of shutting down. Romance blooms, and love blinds the students of RJ Institute against what is right and wrong. |
August 5, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201 John Green returns to teaching World History! This week, we'll be talking about the idea of civilization, some of the traditional hallmarks of so-called civilization, and why some people would choose to live outside the civilization model. It turns out that not everyone who lives outside of what we traditionally think of as a "civilized" social order is necessarily a barbarian! To defuse any tension you may be feeling, I'll just tell you now that the Mongols are back. You'll learn about Zomia, swidden agriculture, and even a little about anarchy! |
July 11, 2014 |
| 2 |
Money & Debt: Crash Course World History 202 John Green teaches about filthy, filthy lucre. Money. And Debt. So, what is money? And what is it for? And why do we use money? And why does it all disappear so quickly after payday? John will look into 75% of these questions, and if he doesn't come up with answers, we'll get into some interesting ideas along the way, at least. This week we'll investigate whether money displaces barter, then leads to war, slavery, and what we think of as civilized social orders. We'll also see what old Adam Smith thinks of big money, no whammies, this week on Crash Course. |
July 17, 2014 |
| 3 |
Disease! Crash Course World History 203 John Green teaches you about disease and the effects that disease has had in human history. Disease has been with man since the beginning, and it has shaped the way humans operate in a lot of ways. John will teach you about the Black Death, the Great Dying, and the modern medical revolution that has changed the world. |
July 24, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 5, 2022 |
| Last aired | August 5, 2022 |
| Status | ended |