As of July 2026, NOVA Season 11 aired in 1984 with 20 episodes — streaming now on Hoopla. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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NOVA Season 11

1984 20 Episodes Documentary ⭐ 7/10

NOVA Season 11 is currently streaming on and , and it treats its subject with more rigour than the format usually demands. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 140 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, NOVA Season 11 is worth clearing space for. NOVA Season 11 resists the urge to oversimplify a subject that deserves better. Season 11 of NOVA includes 20 episodes. It aired from January 1984 to January 1985. Episodes include "The Case of ESP", "Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier", "China's Only Child". It was aired in 1984. NOVA Season 11 lets its subjects speak for themselves rather than shaping them into a predetermined narrative. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Documentary fans who value serious storytelling will find NOVA Season 11 essential viewing. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. The subject drives every choice here, not the other way around. The kind of production you finish and immediately want to read more about.

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🎬 NOVA Season 11 — Episode Guide

E1
The Case of ESP
1984-01-17
In the past decade, a number of researchers have begun systematic laboratory research into extrasensory perception—ESP. NOVA considers the claims for—and against—paranormal phenomena and looks at some startling applications in the field of archaeology, criminology and Warfare.
E2
Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier
1984-01-31
An astronaut once observed a great white light shining out from the bottom of our world: Antarctica, the ice-covered continent we are only just beginning to understand. NOVA visits this wilderness of ice, larger than the United States and Mexico combined, whose only warm-blooded residents are seals,...
E3
China's Only Child
1984-02-14
Efforts to control the population explosion are among the burning controversies of our time. NOVA looks at the one-child policy of the People's Republic of China, a revolutionary decree with profound implications for a people accustomed to traditionally large families.
E4
Will I Walk Again?
1984-02-28
Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system's most apparent inability to heal itself. But others dispute the point. NOVA explores the debate, the hopes for a cure and recent breakthroughs to help paralyzed patients.
E5
Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings
1984-03-06
Al Giddings is one of the greatest underwater photographers in the world. In a riveting look at the unearthly beauties and terrors of the seas, NOVA presents a portrait of Giddings at work.
E6
Down on the Farm
1984-03-20
Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity, envied around the world, is also depleting the most essential ingredients in farming: water and soil. NOVA looks at the agricultural dilemma, the short term need for profit and long term needs of the land.
E7
Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care
1984-03-27
What are America's obligations to its native population? As an important Indian health act comes up for renewal in Congress this Spring (1984), NOVA explores the state of medical care for a proud but vulnerable minority.
E8
The World According to Weisskopf
1984-04-03
Victor Weisskopf: physicist, lover of music and citizen of the world. NOVA profiles the international statesman of science and learns that one of the giants of 20th century physics is also one of the country's greatest humanists.
E9
Space Bridge to Moscow
1984-10-02
At a time when scientific exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union is at its lowest since the 1950s, a special hookup will allow eight leading Soviet and American scientists to share ideas face-to-face before millions of television viewers in each country on this NOVA special.
E10
The National Science Test I
1984-10-16
NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane Alexander, Jules Bergman, Marva Collins and Edwin Newman. Art Fleming hosts.
E11
Fountains of Paradise
1984-10-23
NOVA explores the billion-dollar-plus Mahaweli Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka. Will this high-risk project prove to be a great leap forward or an industrial and sociological disaster?
E12
The Mystery of Yellow Rain
1984-10-30
NOVA explores whether "yellow rain," described by members of the Hmong tribe of Laos, is a form of chemical warfare—or a naturally occurring phenomenon.
E13
The Nomads of the Rain Forest
1984-11-06
NOVA visits a tribe of Ecuadoran Indians who still maintain traditions that date back to the Stone Age—thirty years after their first contact with Western Civilization.
E14
Farmers of the Sea
1984-11-13
NOVA looks at the "blue revolution"—modern advances in the ancient art of raising aquatic animals and plants—in the United States, Japan, Scotland and other countries.
E15
Frontiers of Plastic Surgery
1984-11-20
NOVA's sequel to "A Normal Face" examines the merging of technology and art in modern reconstruction and cosmetic surgical techniques.
E16
Space Women
1984-11-27
They have been part of the United States' space program for more than 20 years. Who are these talented, courageous women? NOVA looks at astronaut Sally Ride and her colleagues, how they are trained and their role in NASA's future.
E17
Jaws: The True Story
1984-12-04
Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the great white shark.
E18
Acid Rain: New Bad News
1984-12-11
The debate over acid rain continues to grow. NOVA travels to West Germany, the mid-Atlantic states and New England to examine the controversy surrounding this phenomenon.
E19
Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life
1984-12-18
What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned paleontologist and Evolutionary theorist, provides some surprising answers in this NOVA profile.
E20
The Garden of Inheritance
1985-01-08
In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th century Augustinian friar whose revolutionary scientific Experiments in selective breeding have made him the "Father of Genetics."

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