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Season 1 – Prehistoric Planet

Play trailer 1:49 Poster for Season 1 – Prehistoric Planet May 2022 Documentary Nature Special Interest History Play Trailer Watchlist
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Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic docuseries from Jon Favreau and the producers of "Planet Earth." "Prehistoric Planet" combines award-winning wildlife filmmaking, the latest paleontology learnings and state-of-the-art technology to unveil the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of ancient Earth for a one-of-a-kind immersive experience. The series is produced by the world-renowned team at BBC Studios Natural History Unit with support from the photorealistic visual effects of MPC ("The Lion King," "The Jungle Book") applied to concept art created by Jellyfish Pictures ("The Book of Boba Fett," "Spirit: Untamed"). "Prehistoric Planet" presents little-known and surprising facts of dinosaur life set against the backdrop of the environments of Cretaceous times, including coasts, deserts, freshwater, ice worlds and forests. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas and skies.
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Prehistoric Planet — Season 1

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Marrying state of the art visual effects with equally immersive narration by David Attenborough, Prehistoric Planet wondrously brings viewers back to the age of dinosaurs.

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Scott Bryan BBC.com Sep 26, 2022
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The level of detail in every single scene is stunning. I would highly recommend that if you can; try to see this on the biggest screen you’ve got possible. Go to Full Review Deborah Ross The Mail on Sunday (UK) May 31, 2022
5/5
It is so breathtaking that I often had to pinch myself to remember it wasn’t real. I have quite the sore arm. Go to Full Review Hugo Rifkind The Times (UK) May 27, 2022
Every bit as amazing as it promised to be, but troubling, too. Go to Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Region Free Jul 3, 2024
5/5
What Favreau and crew have created is nothing short of a miracle. A time capsule that captures the imagination in the way that Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park did thirty years ago. Go to Full Review Dónal Lynch Sunday Independent (Ireland) Jan 29, 2024
Nature documentaries can be depressing – undertones of how thoroughly we’re destroying the planet – but this series uses freakishly great CGI and the dulcet tones of David Attenborough to take us back to an earlier time before we ruined everything. Go to Full Review Sarah Ward Concrete Playground Jun 25, 2022
As engaging a series as Attenborough has ever fronted, and one that's frequently astonishing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jose N @soyjosenieves Jan 28, 2026 Me encantó. Es un documental impresionante a nivel visual y sonoro. Me gustó mucho cómo combina entretenimiento, historia y ciencia de forma realista y envolvente. Es de los mejores documentales que he visto. See more tunahan uğur t @Tunahan93 Dec 21, 2025 I have already watched the first and second seasons, and adore this documentary series. The documentary is realistic, accurate and scientific. It is the best in the first quarter of 21st century. See more Luke D @RedBear407 Nov 26, 2025 This is a fantastic dinosaur documentary full of amazing creatures that you never seen before it's a fantastic season with bouch of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures that lived with the dinosaurs so yeah it's is a fantastic season in the show the dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures that lived with the dinosaurs look fantastic See more Shahe R @RT39727093 Nov 9, 2025 look I get it's accurate and stuff but it is still not completely accurate since most are still pop culture and things do not make sense for dinosaurs like it was good but the behavior isn't and accuracy while good but sometimes wrong See more Owen M @PopcornPunditPele Aug 3, 2025 Can’t go wrong with David Attenborough. The dinosaurs feel like living animals as opposed to mindless beasts we so often see. The CGI is some of the best of any movie, documentary, or show period. Other documentaries, take notes. See more Troy T @RT66996084 Jul 15, 2025 The Best Dinosaur Documentary in Years See more Read all reviews
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David Attenborough

Narrator

Jon Favreau

Executive Producer

Michael Gunton

Executive Producer

Hans Zimmer

Music

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 23, 2022 Coasts A pregnant tuarangisaurus is in distress, and her young calf can sense it, as she travels waters that are home to the ocean's deadliest predators. Details Episode 2 Aired May 24, 2022 Deserts Above the deserts of North Africa, aerial combat ensues as male barbaridactylus pterosaurs fight for the attention of females below. Details Episode 3 Aired May 25, 2022 Freshwater With its feathered body and duck bill, the eight-ton deinocheirus wades through an Asian wetland in search of relief from pesky biting flies. Details Episode 4 Aired May 26, 2022 Ice Worlds Within the snow-covered forest, a tense standoff develops between ancient rivals, pachyrhinosaurus and nanuqsaurus. Details Episode 5 Aired May 27, 2022 Forests A journey through an underground cave in North America turns perilous when a young triceratops is separated from its mother. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jon Favreau, Michael Gunton
Network
Apple TV
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, Nature, Special Interest, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 23, 2022
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