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We are the “fire species.” Harnessing fire gave us the power to create, to destroy and to transform. But it also taught us hard lessons about what we can and cannot control. This is the story of how fire transformed our biology and carried us from the savannah to the moon.
Original Release
08/15/2017
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Bryson | Self - Author, At Home |
| Brian Fagan | Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara |
| Amanda Foreman | Self - Author, A World on Fire |
| Margaret Helzer | Self - Paleoethnobotanist |
| Mark Herrmann | Self - Director, National Ignition Facility |
| Diana Preston | Self - Author, A Higher Form of Killing |
| Stu Richards | Self - Author and Historian |
| Alexander Rose | Self - Author, Men of War |
| P.W. Singer | Self - Author, Ghost Fleet |
| Tom Standage | Self - Deputy Editor, The Economist |
Directors
Writers
Stuart Chait, Sean McGowan, Susan Michaels, Erik Nelson, Mark Monroe
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Bryson | Self - Author, At Home |
| Brian Fagan | Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara |
| Amanda Foreman | Self - Author, A World on Fire |
| Margaret Helzer | Self - Paleoethnobotanist |
| Mark Herrmann | Self - Director, National Ignition Facility |
| Diana Preston | Self - Author, A Higher Form of Killing |
| Stu Richards | Self - Author and Historian |
| Alexander Rose | Self - Author, Men of War |
| P.W. Singer | Self - Author, Ghost Fleet |
| Tom Standage | Self - Deputy Editor, The Economist |
| Scott Thomas | Self - District Archaeologist, Bureau of Land Management |
| Genevieve Von Petzinger | Self - Paleoanthropologist |
| Jeff Wisoff | Self - National Ignition Facility |
| Richard Wrangham | Self - Author, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human |
| Zach Ball | Viking |
| David Cheung | Chinese Son |
| Jack Donoghue | Otzi Son |
| Chris Fisher | Sapian / Strong Hunter |
| John Hedgecoth | Shaman / Barbarian |
| Dale Jackson | The Legionaire |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Simon George | Executive Producer |
| Ben Bitonti | Executive Producer |
| John D. Boswell | Executive Producer |
| Steven Hoggard | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
| Ryann Lauckner | Executive Producer |
| Sara Mast | Executive Producer |
| Steven Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Miller | Executive Producer |
| Evan Mirzai | Executive Producer |
| Shea Mirzai | Executive Producer |
| Mark Monroe | Executive Producer |
| Tim Pastore | Executive Producer |
| Kurt Sayenga | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Tao Mohs | Executive Producer |
| Jason Silva | Producer |
| Jeremy Alverio | Producer |
| Amy Briamonte | Producer |
| Rob Cohen | Producer |
| Forrest Copeland | Producer |
| Alex Corven | Producer |
| Gigi D'Amore | Producer |
| Theuns De Wet | Producer |
| Robert Erikson | Producer |
| Lauren Grzybowski | Producer |
| Peter Hankoff | Producer |
| Dave Harding | Producer |
| Julie Harmon | Producer |
| Jaime R. Heintz | Producer |
| Adam Hyman | Producer |
| Stephanie Mulcihy | Producer |
| Megan Olshefski | Producer |
| Mary Helen Phelan | Producer |
| Christine Roth | Producer |
| Calvin Singh | Producer |
| Scott Stenholm | Producer |
| Michelle Upton | Producer |
| Catherine Yrisarri | Producer |
