Becoming Martian

Becoming Martian

Documentary 2022

Available on CuriosityStream, Prime Video, Curiosity Stream

To survive Mars, our species will need to evolve how we eat, drink, and build our homes. Will we need our genes to evolve as well?

Documentary 2022

TV-PG

EPISODE 1

First Steps to Mars

Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.

21 min · May 2, 2022 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Surviving Mars

Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?

23 min · May 2, 2022 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

First Martians

Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.

18 min · May 2, 2022 TV-PG

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Becoming Martian

DOCUMENTARY

To survive Mars, our species will need to evolve how we eat, drink, and build our homes. Will we need our genes to evolve as well?

Information

Studio: CuriosityStream
Released: 2022
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.