Human: The World Within – Picture: PBS
Netflix has acquired the international rights to the new PBS docu-series Human: The World Within with it set to arrive as a Netflix Original in most regions outside the United States on June 4th, 2021.
Update (05/09/2021): Netflix US will also carry the documentary series on June 4th, 2021 but without the Netflix Original branding.
Looking at cutting-edge science, this documentary series narrated by Jad Abumrad looks into various aspects of the human body with a diverse range of stories from around the world. Jad Abumrad is a well-known radio host and producer who works alongside Latif Nasser on RadioLab.
Nasser himself recently released his own Netflix Original series, Connected which we’re told could be returning for a second season but they’re waiting for the world to reopen.
6 episodes (which span around 53 minutes each) will release on Netflix simultaneously having aired on PBS weekly between May 5th and June 2nd, 2021.
Reviews for the docu-series have been strong although there’s not a huge number to go of indicating that its release on PBS has largely gone unwatched.
The episodes include:
- Birth
- Pulse
- Fuel
- Defend
- Sense
- React
