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How It's Made

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2001 – 201932 seasons · 416 episodes~30 min per episodeTV-GCanceled
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Lynne Adams

Lynne Adams

Narrator (Discovery Channel Canada Broadcast)

312 eps

Mark Tewksbury

Mark Tewksbury

Narrator (Discovery Channel Canada Broadcast)

13 eps

June Wallack

June Wallack

Narrator (Discovery Channel Canada Broadcast)

13 eps

Lynn Herzeg

Lynn Herzeg

Narrator (Discovery Channel Canada Broadcast)

39 eps

Brooks Moore

Brooks Moore

Narrator (Discovery Channel US Broadcast)

364 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How How It's Made actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

How It's Made reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthVery strong7.3

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong5.5

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightPresent4.8

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

SpectacleLight2.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

SerializedMinimal1.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

The story

What it's about

Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.

The run

Seasons

32 seasons · 416 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    201173 episodes

    Prams, children's ride on cars, disposable diapers, playground spring riders.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    200113 episodes

    8.9IMDb

    Best episode · S01E03 Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    200213 episodes

    9.9IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    200313 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    200413 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    200513 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    200613 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    200613 episodes

    9.8IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    200713 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    200813 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    200813 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    200813 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    200913 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 13

    Season 13 · Complete

    Season 13

    200913 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 14

    Season 14 · Complete

    Season 14

    200913 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 15

    Season 15 · Complete

    Season 15

    201013 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 16

    Season 16 · Complete

    Season 16

    201013 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 17

    Season 17 · Complete

    Season 17

    201113 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 18

    Season 18 · Complete

    Season 18

    201113 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 19

    Season 19 · Complete

    Season 19

    201213 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 20

    Season 20 · Complete

    Season 20

    201213 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 21

    Season 21 · Complete

    Season 21

    201313 episodes

    9.4IMDb

    Best episode · S21E03 Lace, Antique Frame Replicas, Orchids, Unicycle Wheel Hubs

  • Official poster for Season 22

    Season 22 · Complete

    Season 22

    201313 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 23

    Season 23 · Complete

    Season 23

    201413 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 24

    Season 24 · Complete

    Season 24

    201413 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 25

    Season 25 · Complete

    Season 25

    201513 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 26

    Season 26 · Complete

    Season 26

    201513 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 27

    Season 27 · Complete

    Season 27

    201613 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 28

    Season 28 · Complete

    Season 28

    201613 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 29

    Season 29 · Complete

    Season 29

    201713 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 30

    Season 30 · Complete

    Season 30

    201713 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 31

    Season 31 · Complete

    Season 31

    201813 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 32

    Season 32 · Complete

    Season 32

    201913 episodes

    10.0IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Peaked Caps, Custom Water Heaters, Electric Boats, Fencing Foils

S32E13

Peaked Caps, Custom Water Heaters, Electric Boats, Fencing Foils

10.0IMDb1 votes
24 Mar 201921 min
Still from Motorcycle Goggles, Handbuilt Jukeboxes, Vacuum Excavators, Pewter Shaving Sets

S32E12

Motorcycle Goggles, Handbuilt Jukeboxes, Vacuum Excavators, Pewter Shaving Sets

10.0IMDb1 votes
24 Mar 201921 min
Still from Fencing Masks, Books, Ocean Drone Transformers, 3D Puzzles

S32E10

Fencing Masks, Books, Ocean Drone Transformers, 3D Puzzles

10.0IMDb1 votes
17 Mar 201921 min
Still from Tin Whistles, Horn Products, Formula F Race Cars

S32E11

Tin Whistles, Horn Products, Formula F Race Cars

10.0IMDb1 votes
17 Mar 201921 min
Still from Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes

S32E09

Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes

10.0IMDb1 votes
10 Mar 201921 min
Still from Belts, 3D Metal Printers, Detectable Warning Panels, Model Stirling Engines

S32E08

Belts, 3D Metal Printers, Detectable Warning Panels, Model Stirling Engines

10.0IMDb1 votes
10 Mar 201921 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Created by

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

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