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of the television series '' Explained''. Episodes of the show explore various topics around the subject of the

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, exploring the efforts to stop it. The series premiered on

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on April 26, 2020. The series is narrated by J. K. Simmons,

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, and

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Episodes

Production

Filming

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planned to have ten weeks to work on each episode; however, the first episode was rushed to be released in two and a half weeks due to the prevalence of the

. They had already interviewed

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for an episode in season 2 of '' Explained'' called " The Next Pandemic" before the

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began, and Vox Media ended up using some of that footage for their first episode.

Release

The trailer for the mini-series was released on April 22, 2020. The first episode was released on April 26, 2020, with the second and third episode being released on June 16, 2020.

References

External links

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