“We thought it was a great opportunity to provide a public service,” 'Explained' showrunner Claire Gordon says of a new mini-season devoted to coronavirus
that detailed the efforts underway to prevent the spread of a global pandemic. By mid-March, as Americans began to feel the effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the team behindwas busy brainstorming ideas for the show’s third season when Netflix reached out with a request: Would they unpack what was happening with the coronavirus for viewers?devoted to the coronavirus. The first episode premieres Sunday, April 26, with an additional two episodes are planned for a summer release.
Producer Vox Media, via entertainment arm Vox Media Studios and news site Vox, was planning to spend 10 weeks per episode of its upcoming season. But they rushed production on Sunday's episode and prepped it for release in about two-and-a-half weeks, all while the team was working remotely. They were aided by the fact that they already had conducted in depth interviews for the earlier episode — "The Next Pandemic" — with experts in the space including Bill Gates.
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