H2O: The Molecule that Made Us

H2O: The Molecule that Made Us

2020 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

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A landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource. One that may be about to run out.

Directed by Alex Tate

Networks: PBS, BBC Four

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