Miniseries · BBC One
Planet Earth II
A new world revealed.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Planet Earth II actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Planet Earth II reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Islands
Islands are wildlife sanctuaries, but surviving in isolation comes with extreme challenges.
- Directed by Elizabeth White
S01E02
Mountains
The high peaks of the world are spectacular places where only the toughest survive.
- Directed by Justin Anderson
S01E06
Cities
Explore the world's cities and meet the wild animals that have found ways to survive here.
- Directed by Fredi Devas
S01E03
Jungles
The Jungle is home to more animal species than anywhere else on Earth.
- Directed by Emma Napper
S01E04
Deserts
Deserts are lands of such brutal extremes they have shaped remarkable survival stories.
- Directed by Ed Charles
S01E05
Grasslands
From vast herds to epic predator and prey battles, Grasslands are home to huge spectacles.
- Directed by Chadden Hunter
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mike GuntonExecutive Producer
- Justin AndersonProducer
- Vanessa BerlowitzExecutive Producer
- Vanessa BerlowitzProducer
- Elizabeth WhiteProducer
- Chadden HunterProducer
Direction
- Fredi DevasDirector
- Alastair FothergillDirector
- Justin AndersonDirector
- Ed CharlesDirector
- Elizabeth WhiteDirector
- Chadden HunterDirector
Cinematography
- Sophie DarlingtonDirector of Photography
- Richard WollocombeDirector of Photography
- Paul D. StewartDirector of Photography
- Brad BestelinkDirector of Photography
- Jonathan JonesDirector of Photography
- Warwick SlossDirector of Photography
Music
- Jacob SheaOriginal Music Composer
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Jasha KlebeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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- Planet Earth Amazon ChannelStreaming
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