• Air date: 25 Oct '23 8 episodes
      This is 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. Using the latest technology and science to bring long extinct creatures back to life, this docuseries reveals the incredible story of life on our planet.
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 2. Chapter 2: The First Frontier

      25 Oct '23
      For billions of years, land on Earth was uninhabitable. But in the seas, predation allowed species to thrive before — and after — two mass extinctions.
    • 3. Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land

      25 Oct '23
      Sprawling moss, towering trees, flying insects, limbed amphibians: Early species vied for domination as the land went from hostile to hospitable.
    • 4. Chapter 4: In Cold Blood

      25 Oct '23
      After Earth's third mass extinction, mammals' surviving ancestors ruled the supercontinent Pangea. But lizards soon ushered in the age of reptiles.
    • 5. Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants

      25 Oct '23
      The formation of continents with varied environments allowed for an explosion of biodiversity — and turbo-charged the evolution of mighty dinosaurs.
    • 6. Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes

      25 Oct '23
      The dinosaurs met their end with a cataclysmic asteroid impact. Rising from the ashes, birds reinvented themselves into a dynasty 10,000 species strong.
    • 7. Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth

      25 Oct '23
      Emerging from the dinosaurs' shadows, mammals went from underdogs to global power, with game-changing adaptations that would conquer land, air and sea.
    • 8. Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire

      25 Oct '23
      As the Ice Age thawed, humans rose above the rest. But the possibility of a sixth mass extinction now looms: Has our ingenuity caused our downfall?