Hostile Planet

2019 - 2019

Mountains

Episode 1

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

Oceans

Episode 2

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

Grasslands

15th April 2019

Episode 3

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.

Jungles

22nd April 2019

Episode 4

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.

Deserts

29th April 2019

Episode 5

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.

Polar

Episode 6

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.

Top Cast

Director

Guillermo Navarro

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

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Full Cast

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Bear Grylls

Himself - Host / Narrator

Full Crew

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Tom Hugh-Jones

Executive Producer

Martha Holmes

Executive Producer

Mateo Willis

Director of Photography

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Bear Grylls

Executive Producer

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Guillermo Navarro

Executive Producer

Guillermo Navarro

Director

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