Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.
Cast: Morgan Freeman
TV-PGHDCC
Miniseries
8 episodes
1. Chapter 1: The Rules of LifeEvolution. Competition. Mass extinction. Three fundamental rules have driven the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years.TV-PGCC43minOct 25, 2023
2. Chapter 2: The First FrontierFor billions of years, land on Earth was uninhabitable. But in the seas, predation allowed species to thrive before — and after — two mass extinctions.TV-PGCC54minOct 25, 2023
3. Chapter 3: Invaders of the LandSprawling moss, towering trees, flying insects, limbed amphibians: Early species vied for domination as the land went from hostile to hospitable.TV-PGCC57minOct 25, 2023
4. Chapter 4: In Cold BloodAfter Earth's third mass extinction, mammals' surviving ancestors ruled the supercontinent Pangea. But lizards soon ushered in the age of reptiles.TV-PGCC55minOct 25, 2023
5. Chapter 5: In the Shadow of GiantsThe formation of continents with varied environments allowed for an explosion of biodiversity — and turbo-charged the evolution of mighty dinosaurs.TV-PGCC51minOct 25, 2023
6. Chapter 6: Out of the AshesThe dinosaurs met their end with a cataclysmic asteroid impact. Rising from the ashes, birds reinvented themselves into a dynasty 10,000 species strong.TV-PGCC53minOct 25, 2023
7. Chapter 7: Inheriting the EarthEmerging from the dinosaurs' shadows, mammals went from underdogs to global power, with game-changing adaptations that would conquer land, air and sea.TV-PGCC52minOct 25, 2023
8. Chapter 8: Age of Ice and FireAs the Ice Age thawed, humans rose above the rest. But the possibility of a sixth mass extinction now looms: Has our ingenuity caused our downfall?TV-PGCC50minOct 25, 2023
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Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Darryl Frank, Keith Scholey, Dan Tapster, Justin Falvey
- Cast
- Morgan Freeman
- Studio
- Silverback Films, Amblin Television
