TV series
Search for Second Earth
2018TV-PG1 season7.3 / 10
Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Search for Second Earth premiered August 14, 2018. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
The Explorers
52m
The new space race has begun. After more than 50 years exploring nearby planets, it's time to venture beyond our solar system to explore alien worlds orbiting distant suns.
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Episode 3
Second Earth
52m
The discovery of Earth-like worlds outside our solar system has reset the odds of finding a Second Genesis beyond our planet. Could life on Earth be the product of a random miracle, never to be repeated?
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Episode 4
Contact
52mfinale
Are we alone? From the moment we were conscious as a species, we have been on a quest to answer this question.
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More about Search for Second Earth
Cast
Lee PerryNarrator (voice)
Chloé BorehamArtemis (voice)
Natalie BatalhaHerselfCredits
- Written by
- Alex Barry
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 4
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABC TVAustralia
Essential Media and EntertainmentAustralia
ZEDFrance
ARTEFrance
CuriosityStreamUnited States
UKTVUnited Kingdom
Themes
astrobiologyastronomyastrophotographyexoplanetexoplanetsexpert opinionindustrial documentaryobservational documentary