The trial that made 'creationism in a lab coat' legally extinct — science fights back.
In this two-hour special, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania in one of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools. Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants, including expert scientists and Dover parents, teachers, and town officials, "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" follows the celebrated federal case of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District.
Editing
Seamless weaving of trial reenactments with genuine courtroom footage.
Writing
Transcripts so absurd they needed zero dramatization.
Acting
Reenactments capture the dry sass of real scientists under oath.
Director
Gary Johnstone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Dover Panda' — the school board spent $16,000 on 60 copies of 'Of Pandas and People,' a textbook that accidentally revealed its creationist roots by using 'creationists' and 'design proponents' as interchangeable terms in early drafts.
The case established the legal precedent that intelligent design is religious doctrine, not science — a ruling cited in subsequent battles over anti-evolution legislation across at least a dozen states.
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