One Strange Rock Alien (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary

One Strange Rock

Alien (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary

The story of how a miraculous event transformed life on Earth into a complex interconnected food web; Astronauts and experts question other intelligent life in the universe.

Director

Nat Sharman

Composers

Simon Ashdown | Daniel Pemberton | Will Slater

Cinematographers

Julius Brighton | Rod Clarke | Tim Cragg (host segments) | Simon De Glanville & 10 more

Editors

Graeme Dawson | Paul Hodgson

Production Designer

Blair Barnette

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Edit Released

Updated May 2, 2018

Release date

May 14, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Smith Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Mae C. Jemison Self Self See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Nichelle Nichols Self Self See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Logan Doull Self - Caver Self - Caver See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)
Ian D. MacLeod Self - Corrosion Scientist (as Dr. Ian D. Macleod) Self - Corrosion Scientist (as Dr. Ian D. Macleod) See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)
Jerry Linenger Self Self See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)
Chris Hadfield Self Self See fewer	Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
Leland Melvin Self Self See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)
Nicole Stott Self Self See fewer	Orbital (2024)
Marlice Van Vuuren Self - Cheetah Conservationist Self - Cheetah Conservationist See fewer	Maryan (2013)
Jeff Hoffman Self Self See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)
Aron Arngrimsson Talent / Local Fixer (uncredited) Talent / Local Fixer (uncredited) See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)