ORIGINS: The Journey of Humankind - Official Trailer

The official trailer for ORIGINS! Coming to National Geographic on March 6th - hosted by Jason Silva and created by Melodysheep.

Two years ago I conceived of ORIGINS as a new kind of series that tells the story of how humankind came to be. The journey to create this show has been the most epic one of my life.

We are giving viewers a chance to relive moments in history that changed humanity - from the discovery of fire to the space race. 30,000 years of history in 8 one-hour episodes: Fire, Medicine, Communication, Money, War, Transportation, Shelter, and Exploration.

I had the honor of being creator, composer and editor for the series. Extremely stoked to share what’s in store.

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It's the biggest question of them all:

Where did we come from?

How did we rise above our humble beginnings?

How did a remote group of primates go from swinging from trees to walking on the moon?

We now have a chance to peer back and see for ourselves.

To see how our ancestors grappled with the untamed forces of nature.

To shape our own destiny.

This is the story of how the world became modern.

We are the designers, you see?

But also, the designed.

We invented the tools.

And the tools then invented us.

Man and fire.

Man and medicine.

Man and transport.

Innovations that changed the world and changed humanity.

This is the greatest adventure story ever told.

It's bigger than science.

It's greater than history.

This is ORIGINS.