Film

The Search for a New Earth

2017 · 1h 29m · Documentary

Planet Earth has been home to humankind for over 200,000 years, but with a population of 7.5 billion and counting and limited resources, this planet might not support us forever.

IMDb

7.2

In this landmark film Professor Hawking, alongside engineer and radio astronomy expert Professor Danielle George and a former student, Christophe Galfard, join forces to find out if, and how, humans can reach for the stars and relocate to different planets. Travelling the globe, they meet top scientists, technologists and engineers who are working to answer our biggest questions: is there another planet out there that we could call home? How will we travel across the vast distances of space to get there? How will we survive the journey? And how will we set up a new human civilization on an alien world? Taking in the latest advances in astronomy, biology and rocket technology from the Atacama Desert to the wilds of the Arctic, viewers will discover a whole world of cutting edge research. This programme shows that Professor Hawking’s ambition isn’t as fantastical as it sounds - and that science fiction is closer to science fact than we ever thought.

Stephen Hawking

Himself

Christophe Galfard

Himself

Danielle George

Herself (Professor Danielle George)

Christophe Galfard

Himself (Professor Christophe Galfard)

• Davina BristowDirector
• Lucy HakenProducer
• Alex NicholsonExecutive Producer
• Greg SandersonExecutive Producer
• Lucy van BeekExecutive Producer
• Piers LeighDirector of Photography
• Mikhael JunodEditor

Release date

September 11, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

10

Genres

Documentary