Prehistoric Planet

Prehistoric Planet

The epic series returns with a new era.

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.

Documentary

Seasons

Coasts

1. Coasts

Air Date: 2022-05-23

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.

Deserts

2. Deserts

Air Date: 2022-05-24

Above the deserts of North Africa, aerial combat ensues as male Barbaridactylus pterosaurs fight for the attention of females below.

Freshwater

3. Freshwater

Air Date: 2022-05-25

With its feathered body and duck bill, the eight-ton Deinocheirus wades through an Asian wetland in search of relief from pesky biting flies.

Ice Worlds

4. Ice Worlds

Air Date: 2022-05-26

Within the snow-covered forest, a tense standoff develops between ancient rivals, Pachyrhinosaurus and Nanuqsaurus.

Forests

5. Forests

Air Date: 2022-05-27

A journey through an underground cave in North America turns perilous when a young Triceratops is separated from its mother.

Islands

1. Islands

Air Date: 2023-05-22

On a small island, a monumental display takes place as the giant Hatzegopteryx reveals his gentler side to woo a mate.

Badlands

2. Badlands

Air Date: 2023-05-23

Trudging through a scorching desert, two young Tarchia find relief at an oasis and encounter an adult twice their size, ready to lay claim.

Swamps

3. Swamps

Air Date: 2023-05-24

In a drought-stricken basin where much has perished, an old Pachycephalosaurus bull defends his leadership against a young challenger.

Oceans

4. Oceans

Air Date: 2023-05-25

Deep beneath the water's surface, the world's largest predator—the Mosasaurus—lies in wait to ambush unsuspecting prey.

North America

5. North America

Air Date: 2023-05-26

Not many can intimidate North America's top predator, T. rex, whose size and bite are a deadly combo—except for a giant winged foe.

The Big Freeze

1. The Big Freeze

Air Date: 2025-11-26

In a world covered in ice, woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats fight to survive the coldest temperatures in millions of years.

New Lands

2. New Lands

Air Date: 2025-11-26

As sea levels drop and continents shift, animals begin migrating to unknown territories full of new possibilities—and new threats.

Desert Lands

3. Desert Lands

Air Date: 2025-11-26

With much of the planet's water supply frozen, rock-climbing sloths and marsupial lions must find a way to withstand barren landscapes.

Grass Lands

4. Grass Lands

Air Date: 2025-11-26

Giant herd animals thrive with the expansion of the grasslands, dominating the plains—but fearsome hunters shadow their every move.

The Big Melt

5. The Big Melt

Air Date: 2025-11-26

Rising temperatures mean every habitat on the planet is transforming, and for the Goliaths of the Ice Age, the world as they know it is ending.

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Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

2022-05-23

Episodes

15 (3 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Videos

Production Companies

BBC Studios Natural History Unit

BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Golem Creations

Golem Creations