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David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

1 Seasons
11 Episodes
Ended
Documentary
Cast & Characters
episode image From Pole to Pole
9.0/10 (4303 votes)

#1 From Pole to Pole

S1:E1

A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.

episode image Ice Worlds
8.9/10 (3087 votes)

#2 Ice Worlds

S1:E6

Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.

episode image Jungles
8.9/10 (2988 votes)

#3 Jungles

S1:E8

Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.

episode image Ocean Deep
8.9/10 (2837 votes)

#4 Ocean Deep

S1:E11

An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.

episode image Mountains
8.8/10 (3704 votes)

#5 Mountains

S1:E2

An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.

episode image Fresh Water
8.8/10 (3405 votes)

#6 Fresh Water

S1:E3

Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life.

episode image Shallow Seas
8.8/10 (2863 votes)

#7 Shallow Seas

S1:E9

A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.

episode image Seasonal Forests
8.8/10 (2757 votes)

#8 Seasonal Forests

S1:E10

Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of all trees grow in the endless taiga of the Arctic north. Northern America has forests that include California's sequoias, the Earth's largest trees. There and elsewhere, their vast production of photosynthesis and shade presides over a seasonal cycle of life and involves countless plant and animal species.

episode image Caves
8.7/10 (3298 votes)

#9 Caves

S1:E4

Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thrive in these environments.

episode image Deserts
8.6/10 (3135 votes)

#10 Deserts

S1:E5

Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditions present in deserts as well as the survival mechanisms developed by the animals that inhabit them.

episode image Great Plains
8.6/10 (2899 votes)

#11 Great Plains

S1:E7

This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest concentration of animal life. Over Africa's savanna, a swarm of 1.5 billion red-billed queleas are caught on camera, the largest flock of birds ever depicted.

Cast & Chracters

character image Self - Narrator

Self - Narrator

Actor: David Attenborough

The highest rated episode of Planet Earth is "From Pole to Pole" (S1E1) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 4,303 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Deserts" (S1E5) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 3,135 votes.

The highest rated episode is "From Pole to Pole" (S1E1) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 4,303 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Deserts" (S1E5) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 3,135 votes.

Name Department Job
Hans Zimmer Crew Executive Music Producer
Alastair Fothergill Production Executive Producer
Maureen Lemire Production Executive Producer
Michael Gunton Production Executive Producer
Tom Hugh-Jones Production Executive Producer
George Fenton Sound Music
Gary Parker Writing Writer

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