Breakthrough

A Global Series Event

TV-PG2015•47m•5.9/10

Documentary

Ratings

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5.9/10(11)

Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing the world of tomorrow... today.

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Production

Imagine Entertainment, Asylum Entertainment

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 1, 2015

Last Aired

June 6, 2017

Networks

National Geographic

Created By

Ron Howard

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Fighting Pandemics

Air date: 2015-11-01

Viral outbreaks can become deadly pandemics in a matter of days. To prevent catastrophe, courageous scientists are fighting back with new treatments and vaccines.

More Than Human

Air date: 2015-11-08

Scientific advancements are challenging the concept of what it means to be human. In the near future, enhancing the human body with technology could lead to the next stage of our evolution.

Decoding the Brain

Air date: 2015-11-15

Using powerful new technologies, scientists are seeking solutions to a variety of mental illnesses by exploring unmapped facets of the human brain.

The Age of Aging

Air date: 2015-11-29

New discoveries may help us slow or even turn back our biological clocks.

Energy From the Edge

Air date: 2015-12-06

Reliance on fossil fuels is leading us into a global energy crisis. If we act now, developments in energy production could avert disaster and usher in a new era of clean, safe energy.

Water Apocalypse

Air date: 2015-12-13

Earth is facing the devastating loss of a vital resource: clean water. Now, innovators across the globe are seeking solutions in emergent technologies to prevent a planet-wide water crisis.