Explained 5 years old

This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.

Credits

Rachel McAdams

Narrator - Herself

Samira Wiley

Narrator - Herself

Kristen Bell

Narrator - Herself

Kevin Smith

Narrator - Himself

Christian Slater

Narrator - Himself

Hilary Swank

Narrator - Herself

Cast

Name	Character
Rachel McAdams She was 39 , now 45 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Samira Wiley She was 31 , now 37 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Kristen Bell She was 37 , now 43 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Kevin Smith He was 47 , 31 years old when he died	as Narrator - Himself
Christian Slater He was 48 , now 54 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Hilary Swank She was 43 , now 49 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Nick Kroll He was 39 , now 45 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Maria Bello She was 51 , now 57 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Maggie Siff She was 43 , now 49 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Grace Kelly She was 88 , 52 years old when she died	as Herself (archive footage)
Aasif Mandvi He was 52 , now 58 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Virginia Woolf She was 136 , 59 years old when she died	as Herself (archive footage)
LeVar Burton He was 61 , now 67 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Kyle MacLachlan He was 59 , now 65 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Hillary Clinton She was 70 , now 76 years old	as Herself
Carly Rae Jepsen She was 32 , now 38 years old	as Self - Narrator
Abigail Disney She was 58 , now 64 years old	as Herself
Yara Shahidi She was 18 , now 24 years old	as Narrator - Herself
Bill Clinton He was 71 , now 77 years old	as Himself (archive footage)
Barack Obama He was 56 , now 62 years old	as Himself (archive footage)
Mark Cuban He was 59 , now 65 years old	as Himself
Nelson Mandela He was 99 , 95 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)
Michael Jordan He was 55 , now 61 years old	as Himself (archive footage)
Elizabeth Warren She was 68 , now 74 years old	as Herself (archive footage)
Jerry Springer He was 74 , now 80 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Bernie Sanders He was 76 , now 82 years old	as Himself
Bill Gates He was 62 , now 68 years old	as Himself
Adolf Eichmann He was 112 , 56 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)
Kate Middleton She was 36 , now 42 years old	as Herself (archive footage)
Psy He was 40 , now 46 years old	as Himself (archive footage)
Keith Stanfield He was 26 , now 32 years old	as Narrator - Himself
Prince William Duke of Cambridge He was 35 , now 41 years old	as Himself (archive footage)
Joe Biden He was 75 , now 81 years old	as Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush He was 93 , 94 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt She was 133 , 78 years old when she died	as Self (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt He was 136 , 63 years old when he died	as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King, Jr. He was 89 , 39 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)

Crew

Name	Job title

Explained (5 years)

Returning Series

First Air Date: 2018-05-23
Runtime: [20] minutes
Number of Episodes: 44