The WORST episodes of Our Planet (2019)

Every episode of Our Planet (2019) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Our Planet (2019)!

Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.

Last Updated: 4/13/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
Chapter 1: World on the Move
star
8.04
190 votes

#1 - Chapter 1: World on the Move

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2023

Be it buffalo, polar bears, humpback whales or albatross chicks, migration is a vital survival strategy for animals to feed, reproduce and find homes.

Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 2: Following the Sun
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8.10
168 votes

#2 - Chapter 2: Following the Sun

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2023

As summer spreads across our solar-powered planet, honey bees toil, snow geese breed, tadpoles awaken and lions stalk wildebeest in search of lush grass.

Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 3: The Next Generation
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8.10
162 votes

#3 - Chapter 3: The Next Generation

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2023

Left to fend for themselves until they find their footing, baby sea turtles, elephant seal pups, pumas and crabs bravely trek towards adolescence.

Watch Now:Amazon
Chapter 4: Freedom to Roam
star
8.16
154 votes

#4 - Chapter 4: Freedom to Roam

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2023

As snow geese, antelope, army ants and gray whales dodge predators and pollution, get a closer look at how the modern world impacts animal migration.

Watch Now:Amazon
From Deserts to Grasslands
star
8.24
489 votes

#5 - From Deserts to Grasslands

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/2019

Cameras follow desert elephants seeking sustenance, bison roaming North America grasslands and caterpillars living the good life underground.

Directors: Adam Chapman
Watch Now:Amazon
Fresh Water
star
8.30
435 votes

#6 - Fresh Water

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/5/2019

The need for fresh water is as strong as ever. However, the supply is becoming increasingly unpredictable for all manner of species.

Directors: Mandi Stark
Watch Now:Amazon
Coastal Seas
star
8.39
545 votes

#7 - Coastal Seas

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/2019

From fearsome sharks to lowly urchins, 90 percent of marine creatures live in coastal waters. Protecting these habitats is a battle humanity must win.

Directors: Hugh Pearson
Watch Now:Amazon
Jungles
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8.40
615 votes

#8 - Jungles

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2019

Jungles and rainforests are home to an incredible variety of species like preening birds, intelligent orangutans and remarkable ambitious ants.

Directors: Huw Cordey
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Frozen Worlds
star
8.44
656 votes

#9 - Frozen Worlds

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2019

On the unforgiving frontier of climate change, polar bears, walruses, seals and penguins find their icy Edens in peril.

Directors: Sophie Lanfear
Watch Now:Amazon
The High Seas
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8.44
463 votes

#10 - The High Seas

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/2019

Venture into the deep, dark and desolate oceans that are home to an abundance of beautiful -- and downright strange -- creatures.

Directors: Hugh Pearson
Watch Now:Amazon
One Planet
star
8.49
857 votes

#11 - One Planet

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2019

Witness the planet's breathtaking diversity -- from seabirds carpet-bombing the ocean to wildebeests eluding the wild dogs of the Serengeti.

Directors: Adam Chapman
Watch Now:Amazon
Forests
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8.51
453 votes

#12 - Forests

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/5/2019

Examine the fragile interdependence that exists between forests' wide variety of residents, including bald eagles, hunting dogs and Siberian tigers.

Directors: Jeff Wilson
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV