Human Planet
9
2011
Documentary
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
-
- Cast:
- John Hurt
Episode 8 : Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
March. 03,2011
A look at the man-made environment: the city. Over half of the world's population now lives in the urban jungle. The city is built to keep untamed nature out - but nature can't be pushed away. From bed bugs sucking blood at night to rats in our restaurants, many animals have adapted to a life in man's creation.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 7 : Rivers: Friend and Foe
February. 24,2011
Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to live in just about every environment on Earth. Rivers are not to be taken for granted, however, as they freeze, flood, and sometimes dry up - disappearing entirely!
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 6 : Grasslands: Roots of Power
February. 17,2011
Grasslands feed the world. Over thousands of years, humans have learned to grow grains on the grasslands and domesticate the creatures that live there, propelling our population to almost seven billion people in the process.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 5 : Mountains: Life in Thin Air
February. 10,2011
From lush cloud forests to bare summits, many people make their homes in the extreme altitudes of the world's mountain ranges. Explore the extraordinary ways life is sustained in this world of thin air and few resources.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 4 : Jungles: People of the Trees
February. 03,2011
The rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other habitat on the planet. For the humans who call this environment home, life requires skill, ingenuity, and sheer bravery.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 3 : Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
January. 27,2011
Welcome to the Arctic: months of darkness, frigid temperatures, little food to be found or grown. Despite this, four million people live their lives in this environment. Meet them and witness their remarkable tales of survival in the world's harshest climate.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 2 : Deserts: Life in the Furnace
January. 20,2011
While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people live in parched desert environments around the world. Discover the enormous challenges presented to man in the driest corners of the earth, and marvel at the ingenious solutions he has come up with to make life sustainable.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Similar titles
Endangered Planet
Follow a team of world-class filmmakers and scientists as they venture off the beaten path, capturing groundbreaking, often first-time footage of the planet’s most elusive species using cutting-edge technology, uncovering insights about how to help save and protect these critically endangered animals.
Born to be Wild
Follow six extraordinary animals for several years, as they are brought up in our world, but destined to return to theirs.
The Trade
A visceral, rarely-seen look into the personal stories of those most affected by ongoing national emergencies.
Lost Kingdoms of Central America
Dr Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of the forgotten civilisations of Central America.
The Keepers
This docuseries examines the decades-old murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik and its suspected link to a priest accused of abuse.
Polar Bear Town
A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest human-bear encounters ever seen on television.
Supreme Team
This limited docuseries takes an in-depth look at the notorious Queens, New York gang, and tells the real story from the mouths of its two leaders and family members, Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and Gerald “Prince" Miller.
Wildest Indochina
This spectacular series sweeps across the most diverse peninsula in the world. From Malaysia to Southwest China, Vietnam to Cambodia and Thailand this vast area includes outstanding landscapes, historic cities, tropical jungles and armies of animals. With mangroves and mountains, pygmy elephants, turtles and rare birds it is no wonder that the word ‘mega-diverse’ is now attributed to parts of the region.
Untold: Swamp Kings
This docuseries explores how legendarily ruthless football coach Urban Meyer turned the ragtag 2000s-era Florida Gators into a ferocious winning machine.