Series synopsis
Search for Second Earth is an Australian documentary television series that premiered on ABC TV on August 14, 2018. It ended on September 4, 2018. It stars Lee Perry, Chloé Boreham and Natalie Batalha.
Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.
Premise
Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Perry as Narrator (voice)
- Chloé Boreham as Artemis (voice)
- Natalie Batalha as Herself
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | August 14, 2018 | September 4, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Planet Hunters | August 14, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Explorers The new space race has begun. After more than 50 years exploring nearby planets, it's time to venture beyond our solar system to explore alien worlds orbiting distant suns. |
August 21, 2018 |
| 3 |
Second Earth The discovery of Earth-like worlds outside our solar system has reset the odds of finding a Second Genesis beyond our planet. Could life on Earth be the product of a random miracle, never to be repeated? |
August 28, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 14, 2018 |
| Last aired | September 4, 2018 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | ended |