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| Genre | Nature documentary |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 + 1 behind-the-scenes special (1 hour) |
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| Running time | 48–53 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) – 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) |
Our Planet is a Britishnature documentary series made forNetflix. The series is narrated byDavid Attenborough and produced by Silverback Films, led byAlastair Fothergill andKeith Scholey, who also created BBC documentary seriesPlanet Earth,Frozen Planet andThe Blue Planet, in collaboration with the conservation charityWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF). The soundtrack was composed bySteven Price.
The series focuses on the wildlife and natural wonders of eight different ecosystems, and has been noted for its greater focus onhumans' impact on the environment than traditional nature documentaries, centering around howclimate change impacts all living creatures. It is the first nature documentary Netflix has ever made. All episodes were released on 5 April 2019. A behind-the-scenes documentary was released onto Netflix on 2 August 2019.[1] Netflix reported that 25 million households were expected to watch the series during its first month of release.[2] It was later reported that 100 million households had watched the series as of March 2021.[3]
A second season,Our Planet II, was released on June 14, 2023.[4]
On 15 April 2015, it was announced that the team behind theBBC nature seriesPlanet Earth would produce an eight-part nature docu-series forNetflix that would be released in 2019.[5] It was nine and a half years in the making and was filmed in 50 countries, and over 600 crew members took part in the production. The series focuses on the breadth of the diversity ofhabitats around the world, including the Arctic wilderness, the deep sea, the vast landscapes of Africa and the diverse jungles of South America.[6]
In November 2018,David Attenborough was announced as the narrator, with the release date of 5 April 2019 also announced.[7]
The series premiere was held on the 4th of April, 2019, at theNatural History Museum in London. Guests at the premiere includedPrince Charles and his two sonsPrince William andPrince Harry,Charlie Brooker,David Beckham and his sonBrooklyn Beckham,Ellie Goulding and the series narrator David Attenborough, who attended the event to underline their support foraction against climate change.[8]
In his speech, Prince Charles said he hoped “Our Planet” would educate hundreds of millions of people around the world about what action was required, while David Attenborough called on the world to "be responsible careful citizens of this planet which is our only home, and for the creatures that live in it."[9]
The first teaser trailer forOur Planet was released on 8 November 2018.[10][11] Three months later, on 4 February 2019, the second teaser trailer was released.[12] On 19 March 2019, the official trailer for the documentary was released.[13]
| Series | Title | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | Our Planet | 8 | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | ||
| 2 | Our Planet II | 4 | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) | ||
[This] series will explore the Earth's most important habitats, and celebrate the life they still support. We will reveal what must be preserved if we are to ensure a future where humans and nature can thrive.
— David Attenborough, "One Planet"
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Produced by | Original release date [14] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "One Planet" | Adam Chapman | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
Off the coast ofPeru, millions ofguanay cormorants andPeruvian boobies carpet bomb abait ball ofanchovies. A vast school ofmackerels are huntingkrill, who are then themselves hunted bycommon dolphins andshearwaters. Flocks oflesser flamingos arrive atLake Natron, Tanzania after a deluge to nest, but as the water dries, the flamingo chicks have to embark on a journey to find water. At theSerengeti, a pack ofhunting dogs pursue ablue wildebeest calf. Anorchid attracts a maleorchid bee in search of a mate and attaches itspollinium onto the bee's back, providing the bee with fragrances to attract a mate.Golden-collared manakins,red-capped manakins, andblue manakins have different types of courtship display. A herd ofcaribou retreat into a forest to take shelter from the harsh winter weather, but are hunted by a pack ofwolves. Attenborough then warns of the rapid melting ofsea ice in theArctic andAntarctica, showing the impact it has onpolar bears. InGreenland, aglacier collapses, creating a large tidal wave. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Frozen Worlds" | Sophie Lanfear | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
Gentoo penguins climb to the top of a rocky outcrop to lay their eggs. Beneath the melting sea ice, trillions ofAntarctic krill graze uponalgae. The penguins and severalhumpback whales gather in large groups to feed on the abundant krill. A pod oforcas arrive and hunt the penguins. On the island ofSouth Georgia,wandering albatrosses raise their chicks.Leopard seals stay the winter in the warmer waters of South Georgia to huntking penguins out to find food for their chicks. Two malesouthern elephant seals fight over dominance. Far north inSvalbard, the impact climate change has on polar bear's hunting habits is shown, asringed seals use dens less often, removing the bears' advantage of ambush. During summertime in the Canadian Arctic,narwhals wait for a crack in the ice to hide from predators in a shallow bay. Over a hundred thousandwalruses have hauled out on a beach in theRussian Far East due to much of the sea ice having melted. Some of the walruses manage to scale the high cliffs, but many fall to their deaths. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Jungles" | Huw Cordey | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
In theCongolian rainforests, a troop oflowland gorillas andAfrican forest elephants travel toMbeli Bai, a wet clearing in the middle of the jungle to feed. Different species ofbirds-of-paradise use different methods to attract mates. On the forest floors of Borneo, avelvet worm squirts a glue-like slime to capture acockroach. The symbiotic relationship between various species ofpitcher plants withmountain treeshrews, ants andHardwicke's woolly bats is explored. A mated couple ofPhilippine eagles raise a chick in the decliningPhilippines rainforest. SomePeruvian spider monkeys visit a salt lick down on the forest floor.Leafcutter ants ensure that their gardens are disease-free with the help of bacteria, however, one of the ants succumbs to afungal infection that takes over its whole body. The episode ends in the rainforest ofSumatra, where motherSumatran orangutans teach their young important life skills of survival. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Coastal Seas" | Hugh Pearson | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
Severalgiant trevallies andmobula rays work together to feast on a shoal of anchovies. At theEverglades National Park,bottlenose dolphins herdmullet in a ring of mud.Grey reef sharks have acleaning symbiosis withcleaner wrasses and at nighttime, they andwhitetip reef sharks work together to hunt within acoral reef.Corals have a mutualistic relationship with algae, which help provide them with food, but because of rising sea temperatures,coral begin to lose algae, endangering the world's coral reefs.Sea otters andCalifornia sheephead help control the population ofsea urchins in the Californiankelp forests.Steller sea lions and humpback whales congregate to feast on breeding shoals ofPacific herring. Due tooverfishing andunsustainable fishing methods, Pacific herrings have been declining. The increasing temperatures have allowedcompass jellyfish to skyrocket in numbers. Millions of seabirds roost off the coast ofChile. Although sharks were once extirpated from theRaja Ampat Islands, the surrounding seas were protected and it was turned into a shark nursery, restoring balance to the ecosystem. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "From Deserts to Grasslands" | Adam Chapman | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
The dryAtacama Desert provides refuge forSocotra cormorants. Over theDhofar Mountains inOman, a male and femaleArabian leopard mate. At theRub' al Khali sand dunes, only desert specialists like theArabian oryx are capable of survival. A herd ofdesert elephants are led by their matriarch to anoasis. A coalition of five malecheetahs take down a wildebeest. During the summer, maleAmerican bison fight over mating rights. Butterflies are abundant in farmlands inHungary and the caterpillars of theAlcon blue rely on ants to carry them to their nests, where they will be fed by nurse ants. Once abundant throughout theEurasian Steppe,saiga antelope are now critically endangered, but conservation efforts have been protecting them for years. Conservation efforts and captive breeding have also helped save another grassland animal, thePrzewalski's horse. In the grasslands ofIndia, aBengal tiger stalks deer from the tall grass. Despite poaching and the growing population in India, the tiger population has been on the rise. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "The High Seas" | Hugh Pearson | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
A large pod of dolphins manage to escape from a pack offalse killer whales with their superior speed. TheGulf of California provides a safe haven for femaleblue whales and their calves. Off the coast ofCosta Rica,yellowfin tuna shadow a pod ofspinner dolphins as they huntlanternfish. Despite their tiny size,phytoplankton play an invaluable role in the ocean's food web and cloud formation. Deep into thetwilight zone, several unique creatures like thegiant oarfish anddeep-sea anglerfish have unique adaptations to survive in a world of darkness. Deep water coral likeLophelia are home to smaller organisms likebristle worms, however, a lot of deep sea reefs have been destroyed by deep sea fishing nets. In theSouthern Ocean,giant petrels,black-browed albatrosses andWilson's storm petrels find a deadsea lion and are all scared off by the arrival of a wandering albatross. Hundreds ofPacific bluefin tuna pursue a bait ball of anchovies. Because of a combination of overfishing andplastic pollution, several fish species are now in peril. Squid numbers have been increasing, affecting the diets of some species. The episode concludes with a super-group of humpback whales aggregating off the coast ofSouth Africa. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Fresh Water" | Mandi Stark | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
After theLake Eyre dries up, several youngAustralian pelicans have to fly back to the coast. In theAndes,torrent ducks feed on scarce insect larvae.Salmon migrate from the ocean into the inland rivers to breed andAlaskan brown bears await their arrival. TheCaño Cristales inColombia has flourishing populations of the colourfulMacarenia plant. The warmFloridan rivers provide a winter refuge formanatees. Millions of mayflies emerge from theTisza to mate before their deaths in three hours. In thePantanal floodplains, ajaguar hunts acaiman. Malecallipteruscichlids collect shells to attract females. TheSiamese fighting fish is well adapted to living in oxygen-poor water. During a drought inTanzania, severalhippos are crammed in a muddy pool.African buffalos struggle to find water butAfrican elephants are able to dig for water in the sand with their trunks. ThePlatte River, once a hotspot forsandhill cranes has now been dammed, although conservationists have been working to manage the river's flow to restore the cranes. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Forests" | Jeff Wilson | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | |
Deep in the forests ofSiberia, somewild boar who are searching for pine cones in the forest floor are stalked by aSiberian tiger. Multiplebald eagles gather for asalmon run. Malerough-skinned newts tussle over mating with a female. As the summer ends, a forest fire occurs, but even after the destruction, flowers and tree seedlings sprout out from the soil. In theWestern Ghats ofIndia,lion-tailed macaques andgreat hornbills help with seed dispersal. TheMiombo woodland inCentral Africa not only serves as a hunting ground for hunting dogs and food for a large number of elephants, but a large swarm ofmopane worms hatch in the woodland and quickly strip the trees bare. On the island ofMadagascar, a pair offossas mate andleaf bugs searching for tree sap help agray mouse lemur find sugar. The planet's forests are known for their resilience, includingChornobyl. Despite the amounts of radiation after theChernobyl disaster, plants began to germinate after a decade and today, it still sustains a thriving population of animals includingroe deer, Przewalski's horses and wolves. | |||||
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| 9 | 1 | "Chapter 1: World on the Move" | Toby Nowlan Huw Cordey (series producer) | Toby Nowlan | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) | |
All life on Earth depends on the freedom to move. During the dry season on theOkavango delta, a pride oflions take advantage of the wondering herds ofAfrican buffalo, targeting a lone male who strayed away from the herd.Locusts take advantage of growing vegetation, eating as much as they can before changing form and growing wings to travel further and eat more vegetation, travelling fromAfrica, crossing theRed Sea and reachingTibet. Night fall onBritish Columbia, andAncient murrelet chicks race to the sea to reunite with their parents, who they'll follow out to sea in order to feed. InLaysan, aLaysan albatross chick waits for its parent to return with food along neighbouringBlack-footed albatross chicks, but their meals could be their last, as the adults sometimes feed themplastic without knowing. On the warmingArctic Ocean, a youngpolar bear struggles to huntseals with the ice disappearing, forcing it to try and ambush its prey in the water. Femalewalrus need the ice as well to rest after feeding, but with fewer places to do so, it makes the life of a new mother a challenge. During June, on theBering Sea,Humpback whales andSooty shearwaters come to feed on the now rich sea, while on Laysan,Tiger sharks begin to congregate to take advantage of the albatross chicks' first flight attempts. With the Laysan albatross chick now grown up and ready to fly seeing others fall to a gruesome end, will it manage to take off and escape or suffer the same fate? | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Chapter 2: Following the Sun" | Ed Charles Huw Cordey (series producer) | Ed Charles | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) | |
The Earth's surface isn't even, and the Sun's energy triggers countless journeys as the seasons go. Following the previous events of the first episode, the young Laysan albatross takes flight and splash lands into the sea, barely escaping the attack of a tiger shark before managing to take to the skies. On a meadow in July, aHoney bee colony sends scouts to find a new home to settle the colony. With theArctic tundra now ice free,snow geese arrive to breed, laying only a single clutch of eggs each as soon as they arrive, and protecting it fromArctic foxes eager to snatch a free meal. Once the chicks hatch, the parents guide them into the nearest bodies of water ascaribou move through their breeding grounds, attractinggrizzly bears who follow them. In theSerengeti, hundreds of thousands ofWildebeest move through on the largest terrestrial migration on Earth, marching through territories of lions who hunt them. August onVancouver Island, hundreds oftadpoles exploit the sun's energy to feed on the warm shallows while avoiding predators likedragonfly larvae andleeches. Eventually, through the summer of the days, the tadpoles grow legs and move onto land, where their march into the forest is threatened bygarter snakes, but their attacks are minimal to their numbers.America's pacific northwest's rivers are now filled with water, the perfect stage forsockeye salmon to migrate upstream to breed, their journey taking them just beyondIliamna lake. Many are intercepted by bears andHarbour seals, but the vast majority reaches their spawning grounds where they lay their eggs and die. Continuous daylight in the Arctic has melted most of the sea ice, making the life of a mother polar bear and her two cubs a hard one. The family arrives on a small, rocky shore to find food, but one of the cubs struggles to keep up, and when it does, the food the mother has found is already eaten, and the family moves on. In thePersian Gulf,whale sharks, the world's biggest fish, are attracted by the spawning of fish, liketuna, near theAl shaheen oil field. Back in the Serengeti, wildebeest andzebra prepare to cross theMara River, whereNile crocodiles are waiting for the crossing. With a zebra and its foal about to cross the river, will the young zebra reach the other side safely? | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Chapter 3: The Next Generation" | Toby Nowlan Huw Cordey (series producer) | Toby Nowlan | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) | |
To provide the young the best start, some animals make astonishing journeys. The zebra foal from the previous episode crosses the Mara River, sticking close to its mother and safely crossing to the other side. On the pacific coast ofMexico, hatchlings ofolive ridley sea turtle make a dash to the sea as soon as they emerge from the sand, avoiding opportunistic predators who take advantage of this sudden emergence of food, and when they grow into adults, they come back to the same beach they hatched in their hundreds. Late October on theFalkland Islands, and youngelephant seals begin to practice swimming in rocky pools, but a pod oforca, led by an experienced female, swim into these pools to catch unwary pups.InNew Zealand,Fiordland penguin pairs breed under the protection of the forest, though their nesting ground locations mean they must trek over boulders, roots, ravines, and any other obstacle the jungle puts in their way; once the chick is grown up, the penguins leave for the sea, making a journey away from the rich waters of New Zealand half way toAntarctica, making it a "quite pointless migration". The monsoon rains arrive onChristmas Island, triggering the breeding season for theChristmas Island red crab. Their route may have been altered by human activity, but people have provided the crabs paths to cross and reach the shore to spawn. In some years, and with luck, the hatching crabs return to shore and make the journey back to land, crossing the same path their parents made while avoidingyellow crazy ant colonies as well as... their own parents. Late november, and inPatagonia, a family ofpuma separates. The male cub of the family makes a journey to find a territory of his own while trying to huntguanaco for himself. In theHimalayas,demoiselle crane flocks travel south to India, crossing the challenging peaks whereGolden eagles ambush them. In March 2020, the worst drought to hit the tropical forests ofYunnan inChina forced a family ofAsian elephants toleave their forest homelands and travel into a new, threatening world; their travel was witnessed by the world, the struggle of an animal family trying to find a place to live in the largest populated country in the world. | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Chapter 4: Freedom to Roam" | Ed Charles Huw Cordey (series producer) | Ed Charles | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) | |
When animals are faced with dramatic change, the urge to move away can be overwhelming—the elephant family from the previous episode reached the city ofKunming, where the city elements proved too frightening for the family and forced them to make the journey back home; however, people helped the family on their journey back, and they soon reached their forest home, where the drought had ceased. It is now January in theAntarctic Peninsula,gentoo penguins begin to breed on the now exposed bare rock. As the chicks grow, they demand more food, but the parents not only provide, but also encourage their chick to chase them for it, testing their endurance. Eventually, as autumn returns, the chicks are ready to plunge into the sea, butleopard seals make the new swimmers hesitant; despite the challenge, however, they must feed out at sea. In the rush, one chick is separated and chased by a seal, it is now a one-on-one. February, and while the northern end of the planet is still in darkness, snow geese make their journey up north acrossNorth America, the land below them having changed since their ancestors flew, from an endless savannah to industrial farmland. The new normal, however, has its benefits and problems: on one hand, the farmlands provide more fuel for the birds, on the other, having become so numerous, they are sought after by hunters, with a quarter of a million being shot every year. And it is not just human hunters who challenge their journey, when conditions worsen and the geese are forced to stop,bald eagles attack and kill the injured ones from the panicking flocks.On the north, aCanadian lynx travels through the northern forests in search of a meal. Few prey remain around, with only creatures likesnowshoe hares being around and not easy to catch. By March, herds ofpronghorn begin their annual migration to their birth grounds in theRocky Mountains, but like with the geese, their migration route has changed. Most of their natural predators have been driven away while fences and roads cause new problems for the nomads. Army ants in theAmazon rainforest move the location of their bivouac at night for safety, and in Mexico'sBaja peninsula, a mothergray whale gives birth to a healthy calf, but with no food for the mother to consume and turn into milk for the calf, the two start a migration north. Keeping close to the coast, the family is met with dangers like industrial ships disorienting and striking them, but it is inMonterey Bay where the biggest challenge for the pair is faced and failed; a pod of orca ambush the family and kill the calf, leaving the mother to finish the journey on her own. | ||||||
A 1 hour long bonus episode "Our Planet - Behind The Scenes" about the project is accessible underAdditional Videos on Netflix.[16]
Thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 93% based on 27 reviews, and an average rating of 8.33/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A cornucopia of visual wonder and environmental advocacy,Our Planet's breathtaking cinematography explores more of this beautiful, blue marble while presenting an urgent call to action to its inhabitants"[17]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]
Lucy Mangan ofThe Guardian gave out 4 out of 5 stars to Our Planet, saying "it places clearer emphasis on the fragility and interconnectedness of all the species and eco-systems on display, and on the huge impact, humanity has had on them in so short a time.[19] Bryan Resnick ofVox praised the series as "can't really describe the scale of what's missing" stating "It reminds us we’re living in an age of staggering wildlife loss due to human development, over-fishing,deforestation, andclimate change. This series doesn't let us forget that. Humans have caused staggering amounts of wildlife loss. Our Planet doesn't hide from it."[20] Ben Travers ofIndie Wire gave out an overall B+ for the series, and claims that the series ruthlessly contrasts the world's natural wonders with the environmental crisis killing them off, he wrote "Their deaths are a warning for the darkness underlying all ofOur Planet, a nature docuseries no longer content with passive commentary. It also offers all the stunning imagery you've come to expect from these documentarians, but its attitude may surprise you. Individual entries feel a little less memorable because of it. The light, comic touches that made for lovely little moments inPlanet Earth are overshadowed if not spoiled entirely, by the traumatic lessons put front and centre."[21]
Will Gompertz ofBBC also handed out a 4 out of 5 stars for the series, stating it "gives us some of the most dazzling images you are ever likely to view on TV. When necessary, they are embellished with Attenborough's commentary, which is never obtrusive and always written with brevity and wit...It has been created by masters of their craft with an exceptional narrator, I do wonder, though, if the experienced executive producers at BBC would have sharpened up the first episode a little."[22] Stuart McGurk of BritishGQ said "It's hard not to see this as a direct rebuke of the BBC's nature documentaries: take one well-worn spectacular of the natural world, shoot it even more spectacularly than the BBC ever did and structure your whole opening episode around the idea that, without taking things like global warming seriously – without putting it front and centre about any show you're making about the natural world, because how could you not – then pretty soon they'll be nothing left to film so beautifully."[23] Kevin Yeoman ofScreen Rant concluded the series as "stunningly ambitious", he wrote "WhereOur Planet excels [Planet Earth and Blue Planet], though, is in its presentation. It's not trying to convince anyone of anything — the time for doing that is long past. It's simply stating this information as fact, in as straightforward a manner as possible. Not that it's particularly difficult considering the evidence the series has on hand."[24]
However, Ed Power ofThe Telegraph criticized the documentary series as "visually dazzling but very familiar." and gave it a 3 out of 5 stars, writing "It is clichéd in its portrayal of life on earth as a slow-motion ballet of tooth and claw....In short, the innovations that made Attenborough's previous series so sensational are conspicuously absent. It's a haunting vision. More of this and Our Planet might have been a meaningful addition to the canon of natural history series. Instead, it prioritizes cinematic grandeur to an almost oppressive degree."[25] Writing inThe Independent, Lucy Jones stated that the most important aspect of the series, which set it apart from other nature documentaries of its type, was the depictions of the harsh realities ofglobal warming,mass species extinction andenvironmental degradation which were woven into the narration that accompanied the breathtaking scenes and imagery, but she also argues it did not go far enough and should have been more radical given current ecological crises. In particular, she says the program should have called out those responsible for thisecocide. When Attenborough's narration tells the audience "We have destroyed half the forests on earth", she retorts "But, who is we? As well as the fossil fuel industry, where is the fishing industry? Agriculture? The plastics industry? The vested interests that keep the planet burning? Yes, we are all complicit – those of us in affluent societies with high-consumption lifestyles more so than anyone – but there are greater powers at work. Describing the scale of the challenge is necessary but I wanted the series to go further, to peer under the hood."[26]
Netflix cut together footage of walrus from two different haul out sites in Russia, both filmed in 2017. Producer Sophie Lanfear clarified that "the sequence includes footage from two separate beaches."[27] The producers consider the cut walrus segment "the most powerful story they found during four years of filming."[28]
Parents of children in Canada and other Netflix viewers complained about certain graphic scenes.[29][30]
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 5 April 2019 (Digital) |
| Genre | Soundtrack,Classical music |
| Length | 2:26:00 |
| Label | Decca Records,Universal Music |
| Producer | Netflix |
The soundtrack was released with a compilation of theincidental music specially commissioned forOur Planet. The theme song "In This Together", which is a collaboration with English singer and songwriterEllie Goulding, is also included.
| No. | Title | Episode Title | Length |
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| 1. | "This Is Our Planet" | "One Planet" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "The Numbers Build" | "High Seas" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "They Work as a Team" | "Frozen Worlds" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "The Importance of This River" | "Freshwater" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "An Ingenious Technique" | "Coastal Seas" | 2:49 |
| 6. | "The Ocean Returns the Favour" | "Deserts and Grasslands" | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Baby Blue" | "High Seas" | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Regeneration" | "Forests" | 1:51 |
| 9. | "An Unknown Signal" | "One Planet" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Too Big to Argue With" | "Jungles" | 5:35 |
| 11. | "Frozen Worlds" | "Frozen Worlds" | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Mayflies" | "Freshwater" | 3:08 |
| 13. | "Great Rolling Waves" | "Coastal Seas" | 6:36 |
| 14. | "Crucial to Their Survival" | "Jungles" | 7:25 |
| 15. | "Every Year There Are Others" | "Forests" | 2:48 |
| 16. | "Where Life Gathers" | "One Planet" | 3:20 |
| 17. | "The Perfect Gift" | "Frozen Worlds" | 2:53 |
| 18. | "The Oceans Belong to Us All" | "High Seas" | 6:19 |
| 19. | "Deserts and Grasslands" | "Deserts and Grasslands" | 2:56 |
| 20. | "The Mighty Mekong" | "Freshwater" | 2:01 |
| 21. | "Corals" | "Coastal Seas" | 2:17 |
| 22. | "Leaf Cutters" | "Jungles" | 1:18 |
| 23. | "Chernobyl" | "Forests" | 7:03 |
| 24. | "Into the Woodlands" | "One Planet" | 4:35 |
| 25. | "Signature Moves" | "One Planet" | 2:35 |
| 26. | "Every Other Breath You Take" | "High Seas" | 4:21 |
| 27. | "Arctic Refugees" | "Frozen Worlds" | 6:38 |
| 28. | "A Sudden Turn" | "High Seas" | 2:11 |
| 29. | "A Nest of Bubbles" | "Freshwater" | 1:56 |
| 30. | "He Wins Her Approval" | "Jungles" | 1:42 |
| 31. | "Majestic Submarine Forests" | "Coastal Seas" | 2:28 |
| 32. | "They Came Back" | "Deserts and Grasslands" | 2:33 |
| 33. | "We Must Preserve What's Left" | "Jungles" | 2:28 |
| 34. | "Ice Caves" | "Freshwater" | 2:26 |
| 35. | "Mythical Creatures Follow" | "Frozen Worlds" | 3:31 |
| 36. | "They Have Come to a Desert" | "Deserts and Grasslands" | 1:41 |
| 37. | "This Glacial Ice" | "One Planet" | 7:42 |
| 38. | "A Greater Resilience" | "Coastal Seas" | 4:02 |
| 39. | "The Next Twenty Years" | "One Planet" | 1:41 |
| 40. | "In This Together" | WithEllie Goulding | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 120:26 | ||
Starting from 20 June 2020, the series was aired onIndonesian television networkTVRI as a part ofBelajar dari Rumah (Study from Home) programming block, made possible by a partnership between theMinistry of Education and Culture and Netflix. The broadcast marked the first Netflix original documentary series ever aired on conventional television, alongside a collection of Netflix documentaries included in the partnership.[31][32]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic, Netflix has made the first series available for free streaming onYouTube as an educational resource.[33][34]
This confusion arises from the ways in which documentaries elide space and time. Lanfear clarifies that the sequence includes footage from two separate beaches—one with the 100,000-strong congregation and one with the falls.
the plight of the walruses is regarded by the producers as the most powerful story they found during four years of filming. "It was really traumatic.
A Netflix nature documentary that shows walruses plunging from a cliff to their deaths has provoked condemnation from some parents, who were caught unaware as they watched with their children
Netflix is facing growing pushback from viewers
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 Our Planet: David Attenborough speech at premiere onYouTube | |
| Behind-the-scenes of the walrus scene in Our Planet onYouTube |
