Browse - Most popular shows featuring: wildlife documentaryx








The Blue PlanetThe Blue Planet
BBC One, 2001 Cancelled/Ended | Discovery/Science, Garden/Landscape, Reality
4.7


The BBC spent five years and $10 million to produce this landmark exploration of the ocean, a world we know less about than the moon. We go further out and deeper down to show you things that have never been seen before.


Frozen PlanetFrozen Planet
BBC One, 2011 Cancelled/Ended | Discovery/Science, Lifestyle, Pets/Animals, Wildlife
5.0


Set in the Arctic and Antarctic, the BBC documentary Frozen Planet will explore the impacts of climate change on arctic species like polar bears and arctic wolves.


NatureNature
PBS, 1982 Running | Family, Documentary
5.0


Nature is a wildlife documentary program that has been airing on PBS since 1982. Its longevity is explained partly by its quality; Nature has won numerous Emmy awards. Documentaries have explored a multitude of different animals, plants, and other aspects of the natural world. Subjects vary from "Africa" to "Yellowstone Otters".


Attenborough's Life in ColourAttenborough's Life in Colour
BBC One, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
4.0


The natural world is full of colours. For us, they are a source of beauty, but for animals they are a tool for survival. David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals use colour: to win a mate, to fight off rivals and to warn enemies. In India, peacocks dazzle females with magnificent tail feathers; a tiny hummingbird in the deserts of North America unfurls his spectacular headdress as he dances for a mate; and in the darkness of a rainforest, powerful mandrill baboons signal their status with red and blue face masks, while tiny frogs warn of deadly poisons with brilliant colours.


Big BeastsBig Beasts
Apple TV+, 2023 On Hiatus | Documentary, Nature | ► Trailer
5.0


Travel from freezing poles to tropical rainforests to meet nature's most captivating giants, who prove being big comes with enormous challenges.


SerengetiSerengeti
BBC One, 2019 On Hiatus | Documentary | ► Trailer
4.8


Capturing the high drama of the Serengeti's distinctive wildlife up close.


The Hunt (2015)The Hunt (2015)
BBC One, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


This major landmark series looks in detail at the fascinating relationship between predators and their prey. Rather than concentrating on 'the blood and guts' of predating, the series looks in unprecedented detail at the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death. Sir David Attenborough narrates.


Spy in the WildSpy in the Wild
BBC One, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
4.5


In one of the most innovative natural history series ever presented, Spy In The Wild deploys over 30 ultra-realistic animatronic 'Spy Creatures' to go undercover in the animal world, filming their unique behaviour closer than ever before.


Animal (2021)Animal (2021)
Netflix, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary | ► Trailer
4.5


The show follows eight families of the natural world, including a mother lioness, a wild dog family, a kangaroo joey and a young giant pacific octopus, capturing never-before-seen moments from the heartwarming to the outrageous.


Yellowstone (2017)Yellowstone (2017)
BBC Two, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Western, Documentary



Kate Humble and Patrick Aryee experience wildlife dramas as they unfold at Yellowstone, one of the most remarkable places on the planet.


Secrets Of The ElephantsSecrets Of The Elephants
Nat Geo, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Adventure, Documentary | ► Trailer



Elephants have long been a source of wonder and mystery with their rich emotional lives and almost supernatural ways of navigating the world.


PredatorsPredators
Sky Nature, 2022 On Hiatus | Documentary, Nature
4.5


We follow the stories of six apex predators at a critical moment in their lives as they attempt to secure the future for the next generation.  Grappling with multiple responsibilities these are deadly hunters, caring parents, and cunning survivors who hold secrets and thrilling stories in their quest to survive.  For Polar Bears in Canada, Wild Dogs in Zimbabwe, Pumas in Chile, Lions in Botswana, Brown Bears in Russia, and Cheetahs in Tanzania, this is the ultimate power struggle. The stakes have never been higher - who will win and who will lose?  


Animal KingdomAnimal Kingdom
ITV, 2011 Cancelled/Ended | Wildlife, Documentary
5.0


The show follows Steve Leonard as he travels to Namibia's Erindi Game Reserve and joins a team which are returning African animals back into the wild.


David Attenborough's Conquest of the SkiesDavid Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
Sky 1, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary, Mini-Series
4.7


Conquest Of The Skies, the latest landmark series from David Attenborough tells the story of nature's greatest aeronauts and the intricate engineering that has allowed them to conquer the skies.


First Life with David AttenboroughFirst Life with David Attenborough
BBC Two, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


In fifty years of broadcasting, Sir David Attenborough has traveled the globe to document the living world in all its wonder. Now, in the landmark series First Life, he goes back in time in search of the very first animals. First Life is told with stunning photography, state of the art visual effects and the captivating charm of the world's favorite naturalist.


Nature's Great EventsNature's Great Events
BBC One, 2009 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


This fantastic series from the BBC's renowned Natural History Unit combines the epic scale of Planet Earth and the intimate, emotional stories of charismatic animals as they struggle to survive. Using state of the art HD technology, these amazing programmes capture the Earth's most dramatic and epic wildlife spectacles and the intimate stories of the animals caught up in them.rnEvery year, around the world, seasonal changes transform entire landscapes and draw in millions of creatures as these great events unfold.


The Crocodile HunterThe Crocodile Hunter
Animal Planet, 1997 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Action, Adventure, Pets/Animals
3.7


Steve goes on hunts for some of the world most deadliest animals to show them as they appear in their natural habitat!


Island of the Sea WolvesIsland of the Sea Wolves
Netflix, 2022 On Hiatus | Documentary | ► Trailer
4.0


Explore wild, wondrous Vancouver Island, where the ocean nurtures all life, from bald eagles who go fishing to sea wolves who swim in frigid waters.


Secrets of the Jurassic DinosaursSecrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
BBC Two, 2023 On Hiatus | History, Documentary



Liz Bonnin joins an international team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a mysterious dinosaur graveyard.


The Private Life of PlantsThe Private Life of Plants
BBC Three, 1995 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


Sir David Attenborough reveals plants as they have never been seen before - on the move and dangerously devious. Each programme takes one of the major problems of life - growing, finding food, reproduction - and the varied ways plants have evolved to solve it.


The Living PlanetThe Living Planet
BBC One, 1984 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


David Attenborough examines the various environments of the planet Earth on which life has produced amazing solutions to the problems it encounter while trying to survive.


Wild AssassinsWild Assassins


The world's most deadly animals have their own weapons to help them survive in the wild; from camouflaging cuttlefish and hidden hippos to ferocious great white sharks and venomous spiders and snakes. These are the animals of the wild and the deadly weapons that help them assassinate their prey.


Dogs In the Wild: Meet The FamilyDogs In the Wild: Meet The Family
BBC One, 2022 On Hiatus | Family, Documentary
5.0


From the rugged peaks of the Himalayas to the blistering Sahara desert, wild dogs thrive in the least likely of places. They are the most widespread carnivores on the planet. The latest scientific revelations reveal fresh perspectives on characters who constantly surprise us with their diversity and their unusual behaviour. These are the world's ultimate canids!


Life in the FreezerLife in the Freezer
BBC One, 1993 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


Life in the Freezer is a six part BBC documentary series about life in Antarctica and a natural history of one of the coldest places on Earth.


Big Cats About The HouseBig Cats About The House
BBC Two, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary



Documentary series following life at the Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent.


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