Explained: Coronavirus

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Television series
German title Explained: Coronavirus
Original title Coronavirus, Explained
Country of production United States
original language English
year 2020
Production
company		 Vox Media
length 20-27 minutes
Episodes 3 in 1 season ( list )
genre documentation
Initial release April 26, 2020 on Netflix

First publication in German		 April 26, 2020 on Netflix

Explained: Coronavirus is a US documentary series from 2020 on the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and the SARS-CoV-2 virus . It is the third offshoot of the documentary series Explained . The series is produced by Vox Media in partnership with Netflix .

The first episode of the series was published on April 26, 2020 in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the video-on-demand service Netflix . More episodes will follow over time.

Episode list

No. German title Original title Initial release German language first publication (D / A / CH)
1 This pandemic This Pandemic April 26, 2020 April 26, 2020
2 The race for a vaccine The Race for a Vaccine June 16, 2020 June 16, 2020
3 Get by How to Cope June 16, 2020 June 16, 2020

speaker

The voice actors for the original episodes are well-known film actors, JK Simmons , Laura Linney and Idris Elba .

background

Originally, the series was supposed to deal with coronaviruses in general , but after the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 , the producers decided to focus on the pandemic that started at the end of 2019. Nevertheless, the series offers information on other coronavirus diseases. According to Kshitij Rawat from the Indian Express , the documentary series is mandatory for anyone who is unfamiliar with the subject or who only has a superficial understanding of coronaviruses.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kshitij Rawat: Coronavirus, Explained review: A cogent, concise explainer of the COVID-19 crisis. In: The Indian Express . May 17, 2020, accessed on June 22, 2020 .