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Life on Our Planet (2023)

Life on Our Planet poster
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 206 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This nature documentary series tells the story of how complex life evolved on Earth over billions of years. Morgan Freeman narrates, and the show uses visual effects to bring ancient creatures to life.

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What happens

Life on Our Planet is an American television nature documentary miniseries released on Netflix and produced by Amblin Television and Silverback Films. Executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Morgan Freeman, the series focuses on the evolutionary history of complex life on Earth. Upon its release, the series received generally mixed reviews, with praise for its visual effects, cinematography, soundtrack and scale, but criticism for its presentation, format, and script. In March 2026, its spiritual successor, The Dinosaurs, was released on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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