Bill Nye, known as “The Science Guy,” will soon return to our screens. IndieWire reports the veteran science communicator will star in a new series called “Bill Nye Saves the World,” set to premiere in spring.
Nye has had an impressive career resurgence in recent years, no doubt in part because his original fan base is now grown up and endowed with spending power and no small amount of ’90s nostalgia. He published two books in 2015, made a habit of engaging with those who deny evolution and climate change in public debates and brought the Planetary Society into the headlines as the space-exploration advocacy group’s gregarious CEO. He also appeared on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Here’s the official synopsis from Netflix:
“Each episode will tackle a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry.”
Netflix promises to preserve Nye’s “unfiltered style” while using interviews and experiments to educate viewers on everything from climate change to GMOs. In other words, he’s going to be doing exactly what he’s been doing for the past few years, but now we get to marathon it all on Netflix.
No pressure, Bill.
