The BEST episodes of Life on Our Planet

Every episode of Life on Our Planet ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Life on Our Planet!

Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.

Last Updated: 8/7/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
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Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire
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7.97
122 votes

#1 - Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/2023

As the Ice Age thawed, humans rose above the rest. But the possibility of a sixth mass extinction now looms: Has our ingenuity caused our downfall?

Directors: Sophie Lanfear
Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 4: In Cold Blood
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7.92
128 votes

#2 - Chapter 4: In Cold Blood

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2023

After Earth's third mass extinction, mammals' surviving ancestors ruled the supercontinent Pangea. But lizards soon ushered in the age of reptiles.

Directors: Barny Revill
Writer: Barny Revill
Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants
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7.91
127 votes

#3 - Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2023

The formation of continents with varied environments allowed for an explosion of biodiversity — and turbo-charged the evolution of mighty dinosaurs.

Directors: Barny Revill
Writer: Barny Revill
Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth
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7.89
111 votes

#4 - Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/2023

Emerging from the dinosaurs' shadows, mammals went from underdogs to global power, with game-changing adaptations that would conquer land, air and sea.

Directors: Adam Chapman
Writer: Adam Chapman
Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes
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7.88
112 votes

#5 - Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2023

The dinosaurs met their end with a cataclysmic asteroid impact. Rising from the ashes, birds reinvented themselves into a dynasty 10,000 species strong.

Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land
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7.81
132 votes

#6 - Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2023

Sprawling moss, towering trees, flying insects, limbed amphibians: Early species vied for domination as the land went from hostile to hospitable.

Directors: Sophie Lanfear
Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 2: The First Frontier
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7.78
160 votes

#7 - Chapter 2: The First Frontier

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/2023

For billions of years, land on Earth was uninhabitable. But in the seas, predation allowed species to thrive before — and after — two mass extinctions.

Directors: Gisle Sverdrup
Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 1: The Rules of Life
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7.55
222 votes

#8 - Chapter 1: The Rules of Life

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2023

Evolution. Competition. Mass extinction. Three fundamental rules have driven the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years.

Directors: Adam Chapman
Writer: Adam Chapman
Watch Now:Amazon