Hostile Planet

7.7
201947m

This six part documentary draws attention to the most extraordinary — almost supernatural — accounts of animals that have adapted to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Welcome to Hospitable Planet | National Geographic

Welcome to Hospitable Planet | National Geographic

Thumbnail for video: Filming Barnacle Geese: On Location | Hostile Planet

Filming Barnacle Geese: On Location | Hostile Planet

Thumbnail for video: Arctic Geese Chicks Jump Off Cliff to Survive | Hostile Planet

Arctic Geese Chicks Jump Off Cliff to Survive | Hostile Planet

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2019

Still image for Hostile Planet season 1 episode 1: Mountains

1. Mountains

8.5

Only the toughest animal species can endure the extreme weather, scarce food and limited oxygen available on the Earth’s highest mountains.

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2. Oceans

8.3

Dive beneath the surface of Earth’s dynamic oceans to uncover the extreme conditions to which animals must constantly adapt.

Still image for Hostile Planet season 1 episode 3: Grasslands

3. Grasslands

8.5

In the grasslands, animals endure freezes, fires, floods, and droughts. Bull elephants clash in mating battles. Cheetahs and gazelles engage in a predator-and-prey dance in the Kenyan savanna. Bison battle a blizzard while being pursued by wolves.

Still image for Hostile Planet season 1 episode 4: Jungles

4. Jungles

8.5

Jungles comprise the most diverse habitats on Earth in which only the most resilient species triumph. The fiercest jungle species include jaguars, caimans, gibbons, orangutans, spectral tarsiers, hummingbirds, and parasites.

Still image for Hostile Planet season 1 episode 5: Deserts

5. Deserts

8.0

Deserts are getting even hotter, drier and bigger, yet a host of remarkable animals still survive in the harshest of conditions, including cunning hyenas, pint-sized meerkats and sand-dwelling spiders.

Still image for Hostile Planet season 1 episode 6: Polar

6. Polar

8.3

The frozen poles are home to the planet's ultimate survivalists, including polar bears, penguins and Arctic wolves. Their world is changing fast -- breaking apart under their feet -- and their resilience will be tested beyond the extreme.

Cast

Photo of Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls

Himself - Host / Narrator

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