‘One Strange Rock’ hosted by Will Smith premieres on Nat Geo

The series explores the fragility and wonder of planet Earth.

National Geographic will unearth the extraordinary story of our planet in a new series, “One Strange Rock.” Beginning March 24, every Saturday at 8.50 p.m., the 10-part cinematic event series, hosted by Academy Award-nominated actor Will Smith, explores the fragility and wonder of planet Earth.
The series explores some of the questions many of us take for granted: Why is Earth the only planet (that we know) to support life? How fragile are the perfectly tuned systems that sustain this living planet? What are the greatest threats to the environment and human existence on Earth? Are we alone, and where did we come from? Is there really no place like home?
Smith contemplates these questions and guides viewers on a full-sensory, unprecedented exploration, bolstered by an elite group of eight astronauts who provide their unique perspectives and relate personal memoirs of the planet seen from a distance.
Sanjay Raina, general manager, National Geographic Abu Dhabi, MENA and senior vice president, Fox Networks Group, said: “We are delighted to bring the much awaited ‘One Strange Rock’ to Middle East audiences in the same month as its global premiere. At National Geographic, our aim is to get viewers closer to stories that matter. With breathtaking cinematography, ‘One Strange Rock’ will be an incredible visual treat, taking audiences from the microscopic to the cosmic, leaving viewers with a true appreciation of our very own home … Earth.”
“When you’re in space 400 kilometers above our planet, you see the whole world in a totally new way,” said former astronaut Nicole Stott.
Another former astronaut, Leland Melvin said: “And that new overview perspective of feeling extraordinarily linked to everyone and everything is the message we want to bring down to the planet.”
Integrating the distinctive style of filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and iconic storytelling of producer Jane Root, “One Strange Rock” is a visual journey that alternates from the microscopic to the cosmic and reveals our planet through an alien lens.
The series has been in production for more than two years in 195 locations with 139 shoots, capturing footage equivalent to a 22-year movie marathon.