Netflix Unpacks Coronavirus With New Season of 'Explained'

Netflix is capitalising on several things and one of them in unpacking the pandemic right now that is Coronavirus.

In November last year, Netflix released an episode of docuseries Explained 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 behind Explained was 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?

“We thought it was a great opportunity to provide a public service,” says showrunner Claire Gordon. “This was a moment that was incredibly confusing for the whole world and it felt like a thing that our show could do well in trying to make it understandable.”

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.

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