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Planet Earth

Season 1
David Attenborough narrates this highly-acclaimed series exploring the natural world of the entire planet. Each episode explores a different habitat, focusing on how living creatures deal with the unique challenges posed by each environment.
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  1. S1 E1 - Pole to Pole
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    David Attenborough narrates this view of the planet from north to south. He looks at the importance of freshwater and the sun and how Earth's orbit creates the seasons and triggers the mass migration of animals around the world.
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  2. S1 E2 - Mountains
    October 23, 2010
    50min
    TV-G
    Animals that have had to adapt to the special survival challenges of high-altitude life are featured, including rare footage of a mountain lion, snow leopard and puma. Also, bar-headed geese migrate over the Himalayas.
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  3. S1 E3 - Fresh Water
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    This episode focuses on fresh water, following the high-mountain streams as they flow into rivers and then on to the sea. Animals featured include flocks of snow geese, swimming monkeys, giant salamanders and river dolphins.
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  4. S1 E4 - Caves
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    Millions of bats support an entire ecosystem in Borneo, while caves in Indonesia are home to birds that make nests out of saliva. Also featured are blind salamanders in Thailand, crystals in New Mexico and snottites in Mexico.
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  5. S1 E5 - Deserts
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    In the Gobi Desert, Bactrian camels eat snow, while guanacos in the Atacama survive by licking dew off cactus spines. Also featured are a short-lived blooming of flowers in Death Valley and the struggle to find food in Namibia.
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  6. S1 E6 - Ice Worlds
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    As the ice ebbs and flows at the two poles with the change of seasons, killer whales team up on a hunt and a polar bear is forced to travel a great distance in search of food. Also, beluga whales and narwhals feast on Arctic cod.
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  7. S1 E7 - Great Plains
    April 7, 2007
    51min
    TV-G
    The earth's extensive grasslands are featured, from West Africa's Sahel to the plains of Papua New Guinea. Among the animals featured are white-eared kob in the Sudan, golden eagles in Russia and antelopes in South Africa.
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  8. S1 E8 - Forests
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    Plants take center stage in this exploration of coniferous and deciduous forests. These seasonal forests cover vast tracts of temperate regions, such as the endless forests of Siberia, Tasmania and large areas of Eastern Europe.
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  9. S1 E9 - Jungles
    March 1, 2020
    51min
    TV-G
    The rain forests are home to a vast number of animal and plant species, leading to intense competition for food. Footage includes jaguars on the hunt in the Amazon, gibbons traversing the canopy and flying frogs mating.
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  10. S1 E10 - Shallow Seas
    October 23, 2010
    51min
    TV-G
    Spectacular storm photography is among the highlights of this exploration of the shallow seas, where coral reefs and fishing grounds lie. Also featured is the epic journey of a humpback whale and her calf to the polar seas.
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  11. S1 E11 - Deep Ocean
    March 1, 2020
    51min
    TV-G
    The world's oceans are home to some of the largest and strangest creatures on Earth, such as blue whales and vampire squid. Also featured are dolphins, manta rays, oceanic white tips, lanternfish, tuna, whale sharks and petrels.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Making of Planet Earth
    January 3, 2021
    1 h 24 min
    TV-G
    The making of the sprawling, ambitious series is documented. The show took three years to produce and required 2,000 days in the field and 71 cameramen filming across 204 locations in 62 countries.
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Cast
David Attenborough
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HBO Max
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