S01E01 From Pole to Pole
A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.
Planet Earth
Prepare to see it as never before.
S01E09: Shallow Seas
A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.
Overview
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
Episodes
S01E02 Mountains
An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.
S01E03 Fresh Water
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...
S01E04 Caves
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.
S01E05 Deserts
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...
S01E06 Ice Worlds
Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
S01E07 Great Plains
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...
S01E08 Jungles
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.
S01E09 Shallow Seas
A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.
S01E10 Seasonal Forests
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...
S01E11 Ocean Deep
An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.
Cast
David Attenborough
Self - Narrator
