Amazon Abyss

200530m

Series following the high adrenaline adventures of a team of divers as they explore and film the depths of the world's greatest river system.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Endangered marine animals of the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Endangered marine animals of the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Nearly Blind Vampire Fish (Candiru Asu) Having a Meal | BBC Studios

Nearly Blind Vampire Fish (Candiru Asu) Having a Meal | BBC Studios

Thumbnail for video: Jao Catfish Living in Rivers in the Amazon | Amazon Abyss | BBC Studios

Jao Catfish Living in Rivers in the Amazon | Amazon Abyss | BBC Studios

Thumbnail for video: Capibara animals in the tropical Amazon rainforest  - BBC wildlife

Capibara animals in the tropical Amazon rainforest - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Rainforest animals of the Amazon jungle  - BBC wildlife

Rainforest animals of the Amazon jungle - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Poisonous tropical rainforest animals in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Poisonous tropical rainforest animals in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Armoured catfish living in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Armoured catfish living in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Eels and jungle animals in the Amazon  - BBC wildlife

Eels and jungle animals in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Amazing nature - the Amazon rainforest - wettest place on Earth?  - BBC wildlife

Amazing nature - the Amazon rainforest - wettest place on Earth? - BBC wildlife

Thumbnail for video: Marine wildlife and fish living on land in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Marine wildlife and fish living on land in the Amazon - BBC wildlife

Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 2005

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1. Episode 1

The bottom of the Amazon River is home to many of the strangest and fiercest creatures in the world. This is the first in a five-part series following the high adrenaline adventures of a team of divers as they explore and film the depths of the world's greatest river system. It was the first time an expedition had ever attempted anything so ambitious and they discovered an alien world, full of beautiful and bizarre creatures. The darkness also hides many dangers - anaconda, piranha, giant catfish, stingray and caiman. Mike deGruy and Kate Humble join the international team of scientists and divers as they search for species new to science and come face to face with the monsters of the deep.

Still image for Amazon Abyss season 1 episode 2: Episode 2

2. Episode 2

The expedition to film the creatures of the bottom of the Amazon River for the first time continues as the team head further up river and into the unknown. Mike deGruy and the team are on a quest to find extraordinary new species, including a fish that talks and the candiru - a parasitic catfish notorious for invading the human body. Meanwhile, Kate Humble heads deep into the jungle to film a rare freshwater dolphin and track down the elusive giant otter.

Still image for Amazon Abyss season 1 episode 3: Episode 3

3. Episode 3

The team of divers and scientists are halfway through their two thousand mile expedition to film the bizarre creatures that live in the River Amazon. They come face to face with the giant of the river - the anaconda. Mike deGruy and his team confront an armour-plated catfish, discover a 45-metre hole in the riverbed and dive to the very bottom to search for the creatures of the deep.

Still image for Amazon Abyss season 1 episode 4: Episode 4

4. Episode 4

The team of divers and scientists arrive at the very deepest part of the jungle in their search for the extraordinary creatures of the Amazon river. The overgrown jungle streams contain the richest life, as well as danger, from 4-metre caiman to the electric eel - a fish that can stun you with a 600-volt shock.

Still image for Amazon Abyss season 1 episode 5: Episode 5

5. Episode 5

It is the climax of the expedition as the team prepares to explore a 100-metre chasm at the very bottom of the Amazon river. Scientists have no idea what lurks within. At first, underwater robots take cameras down the abyss and find the deep water flesh feeding Candiru-açu. Then, as the expedition draws to a close, the team of divers led by Mike deGruy prepare to jump into the depths of the river to confront and film the extraordinary fish that lie in the depths.

Cast

Photo of Michael deGruy

Michael deGruy

Self - Presenter

Photo of Kate Humble

Kate Humble

Self - Presenter

Photo of John Michie

John Michie

Self - Narrator

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