Origins: The Journey of Humankind Spark of Civilization (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, History

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

Spark of Civilization (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, History

Travel back in time to explore moments that have made mankind modern. What were the greatest landmarks in the development of our species? And what can our past tell us about our future?

Directors

Simon George | Niall MacCormick

Writers

Stuart Chait (story by) | Sean McGowan (story by) | Susan Michaels (story by) | Mark Monroe (narration by) | Erik Nelson (story by) (teleplay by)

Producers

Rob Cohen | Robert Erikson | Peter Hankoff | Julie Harmon & 4 more

Composer

Josh Atchley

Cinematographers

Giulio Biccari | Andy Catarisano | Bret Curry | Michael McSweeney & 3 more

Editors

Lewis Albrow | Tim Goodwin | Tanja Hagen | David Isser & 2 more

Casting Directors

Colin Jones | Bonnie Rodini

Production Designer

Chris Richmond

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Updated Mar 6, 2017

Release date

Mar 6, 2017 (United States)

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32 cast members

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Jason Silva Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Le Monde Dont on Reve N'existe Pas (2017)
Bill Bryson Self - Author, At Home Self - Author, At Home See fewer	A Walk in the Woods (2015)
Brian Fagan Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara (as Brian Fagan PhD) Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara (as Brian Fagan PhD) See fewer	Before We Ruled the Earth (2003)
Amanda Foreman Self - Author, A World on Fire (as Amanda Foreman PhD) Self - Author, A World on Fire (as Amanda Foreman PhD) See fewer	The Duchess (2008)
Margaret Helzer Self - Paleoethnobotanist (as Margaret Helzer PhD) Self - Paleoethnobotanist (as Margaret Helzer PhD) See fewer	Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
Mark Herrmann Self - Director, National Ignition Facility Self - Director, National Ignition Facility See fewer	Fusion (2015)
Diana Preston Self - Author, A Higher Form of Killing Self - Author, A Higher Form of Killing See fewer	Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea (2007)
Stu Richards Self - Author and Historian Self - Author and Historian See fewer	Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
Alexander Rose Self - Author, Men of War Self - Author, Men of War See fewer	Pritzker Military Library Presents (2006)
P.W. Singer Self - Author, Ghost Fleet (as P.W. Singer PhD) Self - Author, Ghost Fleet (as P.W. Singer PhD) See fewer	Burn In
Tom Standage Self - Deputy Editor, The Economist Self - Deputy Editor, The Economist See fewer	Coked Up! (2016)
Scott Thomas Self - District Archaeologist, Bureau of Land Management Self - District Archaeologist, Bureau of Land Management See fewer	Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
Genevieve Von Petzinger Self - Paleoanthropologist Self - Paleoanthropologist See fewer	The Nature of Things (1960)
Jeff Wisoff Self - National Ignition Facility Self - National Ignition Facility See fewer	Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
Richard Wrangham Self - Author, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (as Richard Wrangham PhD) Self - Author, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (as Richard Wrangham PhD) See fewer	The Life of Mammals (2002)
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