▁school ▁student , ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁S agan . ▁Among ▁the ▁executive ▁produ cers ▁are ▁S eth ▁Mac F ar lane , ▁whose ▁financial ▁invest ment ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁bringing ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁broadcast ▁television , ▁and ▁Ann ▁Dru yan , ▁a ▁co - author ▁and ▁co - cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁television ▁series ▁and ▁S agan ' s ▁wife . ▁The ▁show ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁Bran non ▁B rag a , ▁and ▁Alan ▁Sil vest ri ▁composed ▁the ▁backing ▁score . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁lo os ely ▁follows ▁the ▁same ▁th ir teen - ep is ode ▁format ▁and ▁story t elling ▁approach ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁Cos mos ▁used , ▁including ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁" Sh ip ▁of ▁the ▁Im ag ination " ▁and ▁the ▁" C os mic ▁Calendar ", ▁but ▁features ▁information ▁updated ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁series , ▁along ▁with ▁extensive ▁computer - generated ▁graphics ▁and ▁animation ▁foot age ▁augment ing ▁the ▁narr ation . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁premier ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁across ▁ten ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Fox ▁networks . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁Network , ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel ▁re bro ad cast ing ▁the ▁episodes ▁the ▁next ▁night ▁with ▁extra ▁content . ▁The ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁re bro ad cast ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁do z ens ▁of ▁other ▁countries ▁by ▁local ▁National ▁Geographic ▁and ▁Fox ▁stations .