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The human species is in an escalating arms race with superbugs and superviruses — living organisms that attack our bodies, adapt to our treatments, evolve and fight back. Though we’ve made incredible strides in medical science, we may have to look back to move forward. Can the lessons of the past help us defeat these modern-day plagues?
Original Release
03/13/2017
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jason Silva | Self - Host / Himself - Presenter |
| Bill Bryson | Self - Author, A Short History of Nearly Everything |
| Brian Fagan | Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara |
| Amanda Foreman | Self - Author, A World on Fire |
| Thomas Goetz | Self - Author, The Remedy |
| Rahul Jandial | Self - Brain Surgeon & Neuroscientist |
| Vassilis Lambrinoudakis | Self - Professor of Archaeology, University of Athens |
| Devin Leake | Self - V.P. Research and Development |
| Kevin Munnelly | Self - President and CEO |
| Elizabeth Nickerson | Self - Molecular Biologist |
Directors
Celso R. García, Simon George, Lana Rhoades
Writers
Tracy Ann Baines, Sean McGowan, Erik Nelson, Loren Tarquinio
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jason Silva | Self - Host / Himself - Presenter |
| Bill Bryson | Self - Author, A Short History of Nearly Everything |
| Brian Fagan | Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara |
| Amanda Foreman | Self - Author, A World on Fire |
| Thomas Goetz | Self - Author, The Remedy |
| Rahul Jandial | Self - Brain Surgeon & Neuroscientist |
| Vassilis Lambrinoudakis | Self - Professor of Archaeology, University of Athens |
| Devin Leake | Self - V.P. Research and Development |
| Kevin Munnelly | Self - President and CEO |
| Elizabeth Nickerson | Self - Molecular Biologist |
| Diana Preston | Self - Author, A Higher Form of Killing |
| Cassandra Quave | Self - Medical Ethnobotanist |
| Anna Capraro | Emma Kôch |
| John Hedgecoth | Shaman / Barbarian |
| Lee Raviv | Daughter |
| Matthew Dylan Roberts | Gladiator |
| Lily Spangenberg | Gertrude Koch |
| Mark Monroe | Narrator |
| Essam El Erian | Lanista |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Simon George | Executive Producer |
| Ben Bitonti | Executive Producer |
| John D. Boswell | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
| Ryann Lauckner | Executive Producer |
| Sara Mast | Executive Producer |
| Steven Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Evan Mirzai | Executive Producer |
| Shea Mirzai | Executive Producer |
| Tim Pastore | Executive Producer |
| Kurt Sayenga | Executive Producer |
| Jeremy Alverio | Producer |
| Rob Cohen | Producer |
| Forrest Copeland | Producer |
| Alex Corven | Producer |
| Gigi D'Amore | Producer |
| Theuns De Wet | Producer |
| Stephanie Mulcihy | Producer |
| Megan Olshefski | Producer |
| Christine Roth | Producer |
| Calvin Singh | Producer |
| Scott Stenholm | Producer |
