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Breakthrough is a scientific documentary television series on National Geographic Channel that premiered on November 1, 2015. It is produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. All of the episodes are directed by guest directors such as Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg, actors Paul Giamatti and Angela Bassett, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and director Brett Ratner.
Original Release
11/01/2015 on NGEO
US Release
11/01/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mike Colter | Narrator |
Sheila Vand | Narrator (voice) |
Paul Giamatti | Self / Narrator |
Jason Bateman | Narrator |
Ron Howard | Narrator |
Adrien Brody | Narrator |
Angela Bassett | Self - Narrator |
David Cronenberg | Self |
Peter Berg | Narrator |
Tanya Thompson | Woman 1 |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure? | Tuesday, 02 May 2017 |
2 | Cyber Terror | Tuesday, 09 May 2017 |
3 | Curing Cancer | Tuesday, 16 May 2017 |
4 | Game of Drones | |
5 | Predicting the Future | Tuesday, 30 May 2017 |
6 | Power to the People | Tuesday, 06 June 2017 |
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Directors
David Lowery, Brett Ratner, Angela Bassett, Ron Howard, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Akiva Goldsman, Shalini Kantayya, Shane Carruth, Ana Lily Amirpour, Emmett Malloy, Steven Hoggard, Brendan Malloy, Kurt Sayenga
Writers
Kurt Sayenga, Steven Hoggard, Anthony Lund, David Jacobson, Mason Funk
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mike Colter | Narrator |
Sheila Vand | Narrator (voice) |
Paul Giamatti | Self / Narrator |
Jason Bateman | Narrator |
Ron Howard | Narrator |
Adrien Brody | Narrator |
Angela Bassett | Self - Narrator |
David Cronenberg | Self |
Peter Berg | Narrator |
Tanya Thompson | Woman 1 |
Phillip E. Walker | Ebola Patient |
Claire McCaskill | Self - Ranking Member, Special Committee on Aging |
Sarah Crane | Self - Geriatrician, Mayo Clinic |
Ezekiel Emanuel | Self - UPenn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy |
Cynthia Kenyon | Self - UCSF School of Medicine, VP Calico |
Billy B. Collins | Doctor |
Nir Barzilai | Self - Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Laura Deming | Self - Venture Capitalist, Biologist |
Steven Austad | Self - University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biology |
Rita Golomb | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kurt Sayenga | Executive Producer |
Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
Ryann Lauckner | Executive Producer |
Brian Grazer | Executive Producer |
Anthony Lund | Executive Producer |
Steven Michaels | Executive Producer |
Kevin Tao Mohs | Executive Producer |
Mark Dowley | Executive Producer |
Brendan Malloy | Executive Producer |
David Jacobson | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
Steven Hoggard | Executive Producer |
Patti Duce | Executive Producer |
Emmett Malloy | Executive Producer |
Michael Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
Paul Haddad | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Silberberg | Executive Producer |
Peter Karp | Producer |
Gigi D'Amore | Producer |
Mary Helen Phelan | Producer |
Seth NeJame | Producer |
Václav Beránek | Producer |
Aaron Waiton | Producer |
Susan Nguyen | Producer |
Joel Dobzewitz | Producer |
David Kraemer | Producer |
Jeremy Alverio | Producer |
Paul Haddad | Producer |
Lauren Grzybowski | Producer |
Daniel Pappas | Producer |
Mason Funk | Producer |
David LaMattina | Producer |
Michelle Upton | Producer |
Carolyn Sperry | Producer |
Mike Sarkissian | Producer |
Madeleine Molyneaux | Producer |
Calvin Singh | Producer |
Jaime Ryan Heintz | Producer |
Nick Britton | Producer |
Nancy Swenton | Producer |
Dan Jolly | Producer |
Gina Vecchione | Producer |
Anthony Lund | Producer |
David Jacobson | Producer |
Joe LaMattina | Producer |
Jason Grider | Producer |
Adam Bardach | Producer |
Abigail Fuller | Producer |
Victoria Marquette | Producer |
Editors
Joe LaMattina, Gina Vecchione, David LaMattina, J.D. Sievertson, Morgan Faust, Beth Spiegel, Asako Ushio, Ruben Sebban, Ravi Subramanian, James Seligman, Tom Ronca, Brian Lazarte
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Narrator | Nominated |