Inside Netflix’s biggest ever documentary with A-list host and prehistoric beasts – and it’s just months away
NETFLIX have teased a huge new prehistoric documentary series set to premiere this autumn, narrated by Morgan Freeman.
From executive producer Steven Spielberg, Life on Our Planet premieres this October and tells the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on planet Earth.
Today there are 20 million species on our planet, yet what we see is just a snapshot in time — 99% of earth’s inhabitants are lost to our deep past.
The story of what happened to these dynasties — their rise and their fall – is truly remarkable.
In partnership with Industrial Light & Magic, the series uses the latest technology and science to bring long extinct creatures back to life, Life on Our Planet reveals the incredible story of life on our planet.
There will be eight one-hour long episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55p6rVO0vMQIt is the first CGI and live action hybrid film which ‘seamlessly’ combines wildlife filming and computer graphics.
The series is based on the book by the same name, written by Doctor Tom Fletcher.
Tom is a vertebrate palaeontology consultant and the main scientific consultant for Silverback Films on the series.
It will be published this November, and rights have already been sold in mainland China, France, Italy, Japan, Germany and the Netherlands, with more deals pending.
The publisher said: “Accompanying a landmark Netflix series, Life on Our Planet tells the story of life’s epic battle to survive on planet Earth, showing in a new light what’s been lost to us, and how life’s future is now being written by us.
“From ancient ocean worlds and plant life’s first forays onto land, to the rise and fall of the dinosaurs and the devastation of the last Ice Age, this is a sweeping history through five extinctions and, with the arrival of humans, the beginning of a sixth…
“With over 200 photos and images from the ground-breaking series, Life on Our Planet is an unforgettable journey to our ancient past, containing powerful lessons to learn about our future.”
Life on Our Planet is available to watch on Netflix from 25th October 2023.