Episode 1
From Pole to Pole
53m8.5 / 10
A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.
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Written by David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill
TV series
Planet Earth
2006TV-PG1 season8.6 / 10
Prepare to see it as never before.
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Episode 2
Mountains
49m8.2 / 10
An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.
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Directed by Alastair FothergillWritten by Vanessa Berlowitz, David Attenborough
Episode 3
Fresh Water
51m8.3 / 10
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.
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Directed by Alastair FothergillWritten by David Attenborough
Episode 4
Caves
50m8.3 / 10
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.
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Directed by Alastair FothergillWritten by David Attenborough
Episode 5
Deserts
50m8.2 / 10
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.
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Directed by Alastair FothergillWritten by David Attenborough
Episode 6
Ice Worlds
51m8.2 / 10
Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Episode 7
Great Plains
50m8.1 / 10
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.
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Episode 8
Jungles
51m8.3 / 10
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.
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Episode 9
Shallow Seas
51m8.4 / 10
A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Episode 10
Seasonal Forests
51m8.2 / 10
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.
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Episode 11
Ocean Deep
53m8.3 / 10finale
An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Planet Earth
Cast
David AttenboroughSelf - NarratorCredits
- Written by
- Gary Parker, David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill, Vanessa Berlowitz
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 11
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
NHKJapan
DiscoveryUnited States
Themes
animal photographyanimalsanimals & naturecaptivatingclimate changefour seasonsinspiringlandscape photography
