(VNF) - National Geographic Channel and GE are united in their commitment to inspire the most curious minds the world over with the new series Breakthrough, produced by Imagine Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment.

Executive produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Steve Michaels, Jonathan Koch and Mark Dowley, Breakthrough is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers from leading universities and institutions and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. The series intends to bring to life the stories, people and technology behind these breakthroughs, and show how they are changing our world.

Each hour-long episode is directed by a Hollywood visionary - Angela Bassett, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard and Brett Ratner.

Breakthrough explores the remarkable scientific discoveries in brain science, longevity, water, energy, pandemics and cyborg technology. Lifesaving, mind-boggling innovation is a part of everyday life, so we sometimes take it for granted. It happens in the blink of an eye – on battlefields and playgrounds, in supercollider and the International Space Station, in smart homes and smart cars. These are modern-day revolutions in how we live.

Besides, it will explore the courage, imagination, passion and self-sacrifice of the scientists bringing these innovations to life.

The six series include Water apocalypse (directed by Angela Bassett), Fighting pandemics (directed by Peter Berg), More than human (directed by Paul Giamatti), Energy from the edge (directed by Akiva Goldsman), How long can we live? (directed by Ron Howard), and The brain: The final frontier (directed by Brett Ratner), will air in Vietnam on National Geographic Channel at 21h00 pm every Saturday since November 7th.

Additional executive producers include Michael Rosenberg from Imagine Entertainment, Ryann Lauckner and Kurt Sayenga from Asylum Entertainment, Beth Comstock from GE, and Hamish Mykura from National Geographic Channels International.

National Geographic Channel inspires viewers through its smart, innovative programming that questions what we know, how we view the world and what drives us forward. To provide viewers with the best experiences, National Geographic Channel has invested in producing lots of factual series in cooperation with world-wide renowned scientists: COSMOS, Brain Games, Cesar To The Rescue, Science Of Stupid, Ultimate Airport Dubai… In Vietnam, National Geographic channel is carried on all big PayTV platforms such as: SCTV, VTVCab, HTVC, K+, AVG, MyTV,… with Vietnamese subtitles./.

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