Miniseries · Netflix
The Dinosaurs
Take an epic journey into a lost world.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Dinosaurs actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Dinosaurs 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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
From the first dinosaurs to the last, this epic documentary series examines their 165 million years on Earth and the forces that shaped their evolution.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04 · Signature episode
Fall
Dinosaurs rule the entire planet, with T. rex as the most deadly. But as the continents split and drift, danger lurks far away in the depths of space.
- Directed by Darren Williams
- Written by David Fowler
S01E03 · Signature episode
Empire
After a bitter freeze, the Cretaceous era ushers in high sea levels that find pterosaurs flying to islands to feast and dinosaurs hunting in the oceans.
- Directed by Amber Cherry Eames
- Written by David Fowler
S01E01 · Signature episode
Rise
A fuzzy little creature that hatches 235 million years ago will spawn a dinosaur dynasty — if it can survive a chaotic climate and carnivorous reptiles.
- Directed by Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
- Written by David Fowler
S01E02 · Signature episode
Conquest
A fiery mass extinction wipes out a rival, allowing dinosaurs to multiply, grow larger, develop longer necks and fend off foes with body armor.
- Directed by Jolyon Sutcliffe
- Written by David Fowler
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01 · Signature episode
Rise
- Directed by Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
- Written by David Fowler
S01E02 · Signature episode
Conquest
- Directed by Jolyon Sutcliffe
- Written by David Fowler
S01E03 · Signature episode
Empire
- Directed by Amber Cherry Eames
- Written by David Fowler
S01E04 · Signature episode
Fall
- Directed by Darren Williams
- Written by David Fowler
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
- Alastair FothergillExecutive Producer
- Jolyon SutcliffeProducer
- Nick Shoolingin-JordanProducer
- Darren WilliamsProducer
- Keith ScholeyExecutive Producer
- Justin FalveyExecutive Producer
Writing
- David FowlerWriter
Direction
- Jolyon SutcliffeDirector
- Nick Shoolingin-JordanDirector
- Darren WilliamsDirector
- Amber Cherry EamesDirector
Cinematography
- David BaillieDirector of Photography
- Paul ShortDirector of Photography
- Nick Shoolingin-JordanDirector of Photography
- Stuart DunnDirector of Photography
- Darren WilliamsDirector of Photography
- Martin Gregus Jr.Director of Photography
Music
- Lorne BalfeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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