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Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern.
Original Release
03/06/2017 on NGEO
US Release
03/06/2017
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jason Silva | Self - Host |
| Mark Monroe | Narrator |
| Amanda Foreman | Self - Author, A World on Fire |
| Chris Fisher | Sapian / Strong Hunter |
| Brian Fagan | Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara |
| Zach Ball | Viking |
| Kai Luke Brummer | Soldier |
| Loulou Taylor | Female Mate |
| John Hedgecoth | Shaman / Barbarian |
| Chad Joyce | Viking King |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark of Civilization | Monday, 06 March 2017 |
| 2 | Cheating Death | Monday, 13 March 2017 |
| 3 | The Power of Money | Monday, 20 March 2017 |
| 4 | The Writing on the Wall | Monday, 27 March 2017 |
| 5 | Progress of War | Monday, 03 April 2017 |
| 6 | Building the Future | Sunday, 09 April 2017 |
| 7 | Into the Unknown | Monday, 10 April 2017 |
| 8 | The Road Ahead | Monday, 17 April 2017 |
Directors
Celso R. García, Simon George, Niall MacCormick
Writers
Erik Nelson, Sara Mast, Sean McGowan, Stuart Chait, Tracy Ann Baines, Susan Michaels, John Pogue, Emer Gillespie, Loren Tarquinio, Mark Monroe, Trevor De Silva
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jason Silva | Self - Host |
| Mark Monroe | Narrator |
| Amanda Foreman | Self - Author, A World on Fire |
| Chris Fisher | Sapian / Strong Hunter |
| Brian Fagan | Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara |
| Zach Ball | Viking |
| Kai Luke Brummer | Soldier |
| Loulou Taylor | Female Mate |
| John Hedgecoth | Shaman / Barbarian |
| Chad Joyce | Viking King |
| Diana Preston | Self - Author, A Higher Form of Killing |
| Mark Elderkin | Sachs |
| Dan Hirst | German Sniper |
| Adam Neill | Claudio |
| Adam Neill | Henry |
| Dylan Edy | Jeffers |
| Lee Raviv | Daughter |
| Lee Raviv | Hunter Girl |
| Alexandre Nguyen | Commander Yang |
| Alexandre Nguyen | Kubilai Khan High Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tim Pastore | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
| Steven Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Kurt Sayenga | Executive Producer |
| Ryann Lauckner | Executive Producer |
| Sara Mast | Executive Producer |
| Simon George | Executive Producer |
| Ben Bitonti | Executive Producer |
| John D. Boswell | Executive Producer |
| Evan Mirzai | Executive Producer |
| Shea Mirzai | Executive Producer |
| Steven Hoggard | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Tao Mohs | Executive Producer |
| Mark Monroe | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Miller | Executive Producer |
| Alex Corven | Producer |
| Gigi D'Amore | Producer |
| Scott Stenholm | Producer |
| Jeremy Alverio | Producer |
| Calvin Singh | Producer |
| Theuns De Wet | Producer |
| Rob Cohen | Producer |
| Forrest Copeland | Producer |
| Stephanie Mulcihy | Producer |
| Christine Roth | Producer |
| Megan Olshefski | Producer |
| Jason Silva | Producer |
| Dave Harding | Producer |
| Amy Briamonte | Producer |
| Peter Hankoff | Producer |
| Lauren Grzybowski | Producer |
| Adam Hyman | Producer |
| Catherine Yrisarri | Producer |
| Mary Helen Phelan | Producer |
| Robert Erikson | Producer |
| Julie Harmon | Producer |
| Jaime R. Heintz | Producer |
| Emma Schlenoff | Producer |
| Michelle Upton | Producer |
Editors
Joe LaMattina, David Isser, Richard Starkey, Lewis Albrow, Tanja Hagen, Asako Ushio, Tim Goodwin
