▁The ▁series ▁concluded ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁home ▁media ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁series ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Cos mos ▁has ▁been ▁crit ically ▁pra ised , ▁winning ▁several ▁television ▁broadcast ing ▁awards ▁and ▁a ▁Pe ab ody ▁Award ▁for ▁educational ▁content . ▁ ▁A ▁sequ el ▁series , ▁Cos mos : ▁Possible ▁World s , ▁premier ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁on ▁National ▁Geographic . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁original ▁ 1 3 - part ▁Cos mos : ▁A ▁Personal ▁Vo y age ▁first ▁a ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁Service , ▁and ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Carl ▁S agan . ▁The ▁show ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁highly ▁significant ▁since ▁its ▁broadcast ; ▁David ▁It zk off ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁waters hed ▁moment ▁for ▁science - th emed ▁television ▁programming ". ▁The ▁show ▁has ▁been ▁watched ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁people ▁across ▁ 6 0 ▁different ▁countries , ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁document ary ▁The ▁Civil ▁War , ▁remained ▁the ▁network ' s ▁highest ▁r ated ▁program . ▁ ▁Following ▁S agan ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁his ▁wid ow ▁Ann ▁Dru yan , ▁the ▁co - cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Cos mos ▁series ▁along ▁with ▁Steven ▁S oter , ▁and ▁ast