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MONEY
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1 season · 219 episodes total · ~219 per season.
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42: The Answer to Almost Everything
2021 1 seasons · 219 eps French
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★9.6TMDB · 5
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What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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ERA
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Aired from 2021 to 2026 — a 5-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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WORLD
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Show type: Documentary.
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AWARDS
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Dialogue in French, German.
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CAST
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Co-production across Germany, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on ARTE.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 219
- Premiered
- 2021-09-04
- Last aired
- 2026-09-26
- Languages
- French, German
- Countries
- Germany, France
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