Episode 1
Coasts
43m7.9 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Adam ValdezWritten by Paul D. Stewart
TV series
Prehistoric Planet
2022TV-PG3 seasons8.3 / 10
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.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Deserts
41m7.7 / 10
Above the deserts of North Africa, aerial combat ensues as male Barbaridactylus pterosaurs fight for the attention of females below.
Episode credits
Directed by Adam Valdez, Andrew R. JonesWritten by Dom Walter
Episode 3
Freshwater
40m7.8 / 10
With its feathered body and duck bill, the eight-ton Deinocheirus wades through an Asian wetland in search of relief from pesky biting flies.
Episode credits
Directed by Andrew R. JonesWritten by Paul Thompson
Episode 4
Ice Worlds
42m7.6 / 10
Within the snow-covered forest, a tense standoff develops between ancient rivals, Pachyrhinosaurus and Nanuqsaurus.
Episode credits
Directed by Adam ValdezWritten by Simon Bell
Episode 5
Forests
42m7.6 / 10finale
A journey through an underground cave in North America turns perilous when a young Triceratops is separated from its mother.
Episode credits
Directed by Adam Valdez, Andrew R. JonesWritten by Matthew Wright
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Prehistoric Planet
Cast
David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter
Tom HiddlestonSelf - Narrator (voice)Mark P. WittonSelf - Palaeoartist & Palaeontologist
Paul M. BarrettSelf - National History Museum
Susannah MaidmentSelf - Natural History Museum
Michael HabibSelf - University of California
Darren NaishSelf - Lead Scientific Consultant
Kiersten FormosoSelf - University of Southern California
Credits
- Created by
- Mike Gunton
- Written by
- Matthew Thompson, Mike Gunton, Paul D. Stewart, Paul Thompson, Simon Bell, Nick Lyon, Matthew Wright, Amber Cherry Eames, Dom Walter, Alec Ginns
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 15
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Apple TV
BBC Studios Natural History UnitUnited Kingdom
Golem CreationsUnited States
Themes
dinosaurice agemesozoicnature documentarypaleontologyprehistory
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