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of the television series '' Explained''. Episodes of the show explore various topics around the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring the efforts to stop it. The series premiered on Netflix on April 26, 2020. The series is narrated by J. K. Simmons,

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, and Idris Elba.

Episodes

Production

Filming

Vox Media planned to have ten weeks to work on each episode; however, the first episode was rushed to be released in two-and-a-half weeks due to the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic. They had already interviewed Bill Gates for an episode in season 2 of '' Explained'' called " The Next Pandemic" before the

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began, and Vox Media ended up using some of that footage for their first episode.

Release

The trailer for the mini-series was released on April 22, 2020. The first episode was released on April 26, 2020, with the second and third episode being released on June 16, 2020.

References

External links

* * 2020 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2020s American documentary television series American television spin-offs English-language Netflix original programming Netflix original documentary television series Television shows about the COVID-19 pandemic Vox Media {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub