Prehistoric Planet

Prehistoric Planet is a cinematic nature documentary that journeys back 66 million years to the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs and other ancient creatures ruled Earth. Using cutting-edge visual effects and guidance from modern paleontology, it presents lifelike scenes across deserts, forests, coastlines, and open oceans. Each episode follows animals as they hunt, migrate, raise young, and compete for survival, capturing the beauty and brutality of a vanished world.

Set in the Late Cretaceous, Prehistoric Planet reimagines Earth as a living ecosystem filled with dinosaurs, marine reptiles, flying hunters, and countless smaller species. Framed like a modern wildlife series, the show visits multiple habitats around the globe, from arid interior plains to lush wetlands and turbulent seas. Photoreal CGI brings animals to life with careful attention to anatomy, movement, and behavior informed by current research, while allowing room for plausible speculation where evidence is limited. Episodes focus on everyday survival: courtship displays, territorial standoffs, long migrations, and the constant search for food and safety. Predators stalk and scavenge, herds protect their young, and the changing seasons reshape opportunities and dangers. The result is an immersive look at prehistoric life that prioritizes natural history storytelling over myth, presenting dinosaurs as complex animals within interconnected environments.