The show is a follow-up to the 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which was presented by Carl Sagan on the Public Broadcasting Service and is considered a milestone for scientific documentaries.
Acara ini adalah turunan serial televisi Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) yang dibawakan oleh Carl Sagan di Public Broadcasting Service dan dianggap sebagai batu loncatan bagi dokumenter ilmiah.