A Perfect Planet
A Perfect Planet Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
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About
"Earth's forces of nature, seen as characters"
A sweeping BBC nature documentary that reframes Earth itself as the main character, examining how volcanoes, sunlight, weather, and oceans shape every living thing on the planet. Each episode picks one elemental force and follows the astonishing, sometimes brutal ways animals have adapted to it. The pace is stately and immersive, built around jaw-dropping cinematography and a calm, authoritative narration that ties micro-level animal behavior to planet-scale systems. It's less about individual creature stories than about the invisible machinery of life, and it ends with a sobering look at how humans are disrupting that machinery.
the staggering, often unbelievable footage of animals surviving Earth's most extreme natural forces.
you want fast-paced storytelling rather than slow, immersive nature cinematography.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Volcano | 9.0 | 412 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Sun | 9.0 | 359 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Weather | 8.9 | 321 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Oceans | 8.8 | 314 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Humans | 8.4 | 323 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Making A Perfect Planet | 8.0 | 72 | — |