Series
Life on Our Planet
“The battle for survival.”
Documentary
Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.
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Seasons & episodes
1Chapter 1: The Rules of Life25 Oct 2023 · 43m · ★ 8.0Evolution. Competition. Mass extinction. Three fundamental rules have driven the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years.
2Chapter 2: The First Frontier25 Oct 2023 · 54m · ★ 8.2For billions of years, land on Earth was uninhabitable. But in the seas, predation allowed species to thrive before — and after — two mass extinctions.
3Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land25 Oct 2023 · 57m · ★ 8.4Sprawling moss, towering trees, flying insects, limbed amphibians: Early species vied for domination as the land went from hostile to hospitable.
4Chapter 4: In Cold Blood25 Oct 2023 · 55m · ★ 8.0After Earth's third mass extinction, mammals' surviving ancestors ruled the supercontinent Pangea. But lizards soon ushered in the age of reptiles.
5Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants25 Oct 2023 · 51m · ★ 7.8The formation of continents with varied environments allowed for an explosion of biodiversity — and turbo-charged the evolution of mighty dinosaurs.
6Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes25 Oct 2023 · 53m · ★ 8.2The dinosaurs met their end with a cataclysmic asteroid impact. Rising from the ashes, birds reinvented themselves into a dynasty 10,000 species strong.
7Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth25 Oct 2023 · 52m · ★ 6.7Emerging from the dinosaurs' shadows, mammals went from underdogs to global power, with game-changing adaptations that would conquer land, air and sea.
8Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire25 Oct 2023 · 50m · ★ 7.0As the Ice Age thawed, humans rose above the rest. But the possibility of a sixth mass extinction now looms: Has our ingenuity caused our downfall?
Details
- First aired
- 25 Oct 2023
- Last aired
- 25 Oct 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Netflix
- Episodes
- 8
- Votes
- 216 on TMDB
Cast
Morgan FreemanSelf - Narrator (voice)
