Titled “Bill Nye & Seth MacFarlane Team Up to Stop the End of the World,” the video digs into the development of the series which all started with MacFarlane wanting to link up with Nye for a series showing people the various horrible things that can go wrong on Earth. Rather than simply making it to scare people, Nye notes the driving question of the series was “Wouldn’t it be better if things were not disastrous?” The video then details how Braga, aStar Trekveteran who had also worked with MacFarlane on his hit comedyThe Orville, went about making sure the show’s concepts fit the bill with real-world science.
In constructing the show, the team went about choosing disasters that are among the most talked about, and the most prone to misinformation, like the eruption of a super volcano or a solar flare, and exploring them through a simple episode arc. After setting up the disaster and seeing it unfold, Nye is killed - a personal favorite aspect of the series for VFX supervisorJeffrey A. Okun- and the worst possible timeline for Earth plays out.The End is Nyewas created with optimism in mind though, and the second half sees Nye resurrected and coming up with a plan based in science to stop the disaster and his untimely demise. Ultimately, the goal is to promote acceptance of disasters while showing that, if we start now, we can make them not so disastrous and have some fun along the way.
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The End is Nyeis the latest of Nye’s string of scientific series stemming back to his iconic 1990s showBill Nye the Science Guywhich introduced everyone to the lovable scientist. Since then, he’s been dedicated to bringing science to people of all ages in digestible formats, helming series likeThe Eyes of Nye,Stuff Happens, andBill Nye Saves the Worldand playing a prominent role onStarTalkhosted by fellow scientific personalityNeil deGrasse Tyson.
The End is Nyeis executive produced by Nye alongside Braga and MacFarlane with his Fuzzy Door productions partnerErica Huggins. Braga serves as showrunner and director and writes alongside Nye. Universal Studio Group divisions Universal Television Alternative Studio and UCP produced the series.
All six episodes ofThe End is Nyeare available now on Peacock. Check out the behind-the-scenes video below:
