The Blue Planet
The Blue Planet Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
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"The ocean's hidden world, finally illuminated"
This landmark BBC documentary dives into the world's oceans, from sunlit coral reefs to the crushing dark of the deep sea, revealing creatures and behaviors almost never filmed before. Each hour focuses on a different marine environment, blending jaw-dropping cinematography with calm, authoritative narration that never talks down to you. It moves at a measured pace, letting long unbroken shots of hunts, migrations, and bizarre deep-sea life breathe. There's little narrative arc beyond nature itself, so it rewards patience over plot, but the sheer scale and beauty of what's shown make it consistently mesmerizing.
the astonishing, still-unmatched footage of deep-sea creatures rarely seen by human eyes.
you need a strong narrative thread rather than standalone explorations of marine habitats.
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All Seasons

| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Ocean World | 8.3 | 959 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Deep | 8.7 | 981 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Open Ocean | 8.1 | 810 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Frozen Seas | 8.3 | 811 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Seasonal Seas | 8.1 | 2K | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Coral Seas | 8.1 | 755 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Tidal Seas | 8.1 | 736 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Coasts | 8.2 | 743 | 48 min |