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Through the Wormhole Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Is the Force With Us?
• s08e02 - Can We Cheat Death?
• s08e03 - Can We Hack the Planet?
• s08e04 - Is Gun Crime a Virus?

Through the Wormhole Show Summary

Academy Award-winning actor and space enthusiast Morgan Freeman executive produces, hosts and narrates this exploration of the greatest mysteries of the universe. This new series, produced by Freeman's Revelations Entertainment, seeks the answers to the big questions: Are we alone? Where did we come from? Is there life on other planets?

From the latest work at NASA and private enterprise facilities to the latest theories from futurists and physicists, this series looks at black holes, colonizing the planets, string theory and more. Science Channel invites viewers on the journey as Morgan Freeman picks up where Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" left off and explores the new frontiers of what is beyond earth.