Year Million

Year Million

On National Geographic

20171 season6 episodes48 min8.3 / 10

A speculative documentary-drama hybrid that uses expert testimony and imaginative scenarios to explore humanity's distant future, balancing technological optimism with existential uncertainty.

Explore what it will be like to be human one million years into the future. Today’s brightest futurists, scientists, scholars and notable science fiction writers guide viewers through the very latest advances in technology, ideas and innovations that likely will power the evolution of our species.

Questions people ask

  • Is Year Million violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.

  • Is Year Million sad? Barely. Less sad than 75% of series.

  • Is Year Million easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of series.

  • Is Year Million scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

  • Does Year Million leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity97

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise90

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love48

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Year Million

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Year Million

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Year Million, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Year Million, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Year Million, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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