We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) is a Canadian documentary television series, which premiered April 30, 2022, on Crave.[1] Hosted by Jay Baruchel, the series explores the science behind various ways in which the end of the human race could come about, including asteroids, nuclear war, pandemics, alien invasion, volcanic eruptions and climate change, providing expert insight into both the scope of the challenges and their potential solutions.[2] The series is produced by 90th Parallel Productions, and was directed and written by Victoria Lean. It was produced by Stuart Henderson, Victoria Lean, and Ben Travers.
| We're All Gonna Die | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Jay Baruchel |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original release | |
| Network | Crave |
| Release | April 30, 2022 |
The first episode of the series received a preview screening at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]
The series won four Canadian Screen Awards at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Factual Series, Best Editorial Research (Victoria Lean, Jackie Carlos, Rita Kotzia, Britt Wray, Stuart Henderson, Ben Travers and Simone Zucker), Best Editing in a Factual Program or Series (Kirk Ramsay, Nick Taylor) and Best Direction in a Factual Program or Series (Victoria Lean).[4] It was also nominated for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series (Victoria Lean).[5]
A second season of the series premiered on Crave in 2024.[6]
References edit
- ^ Elisabetta Bianchini, "Will humans be extinct? Jay Baruchel preps for doomsday in 'We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)'". Yahoo! News, April 29, 2022.
- ^ Mark Robinson, "Wonder how the world will end? New docuseries explores the possibilities". The Weather Network, May 6, 2022.
- ^ Rachel Ho, "Hot Docs Review: 'We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)' Is a Lighthearted Look at the Impending Apocalypse". Exclaim!, May 2, 2022.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "To Kill a Tiger, We're All Gonna Die and BLK emerge as top winners at CSAs' opening night". CBC News, April 11, 2023.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Greg David, "Jay Baruchel returns in Season 2 of the Crave original docuseries, We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)". TV, eh?, March 16, 2024.
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