The BEST episodes of Prehistoric Planet
Every episode of Prehistoric Planet ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Prehistoric Planet!
Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic docuseries from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.
#1 - Coasts
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/23/2022
A pregnant Tuarangisaurus is in distress—and her young calf can sense it—as she travels waters that are home to the ocean’s deadliest predators.
#2 - Deserts
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/24/2022
Above the deserts of North Africa, aerial combat ensues as male Barbaridactylus pterosaurs fight for the attention of females below.
#3 - Forests
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/27/2022
A journey through an underground cave in North America turns perilous when a young Triceratops is separated from its mother.
#4 - Freshwater
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/25/2022
With its feathered body and duck bill, the eight-ton Deinocheirus wades through an Asian wetland in search of relief from pesky biting flies.
#5 - Ice Worlds
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2022
Within the snow-covered forest, a tense standoff develops between ancient rivals, Pachyrhinosaurus and Nanuqsaurus.
#6 - Islands
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/22/2023
On a small island, a monumental display takes place as the giant Hatzegopteryx reveals his gentler side to woo a mate.
#7 - Badlands
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2023
Trudging through a scorching desert, two young Tarchia find relief at an oasis and encounter an adult twice their size, ready to lay claim.
#8 - Swamps
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/24/2023
In a drought-stricken basin where much has perished, an old Pachycephalosaurus bull defends his leadership against a young challenger.
#9 - Oceans
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/25/2023
Deep beneath the water’s surface, the world’s largest predator—the Mosasaurus—lies in wait to ambush unsuspecting prey.
#10 - North America
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/2023
Not many can intimidate North America’s top predator, T. rex, whose size and bite are a deadly combo—except for a giant winged foe.
#11 - The Big Freeze
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2025
In a world covered in ice, woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats fight to survive the coldest temperatures in millions of years.
#12 - New Lands
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/26/2025
As sea levels drop and continents shift, animals begin migrating to unknown territories full of new possibilities—and new threats.
#13 - Desert Lands
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2025
With much of the planet’s water supply frozen, rock-climbing sloths and marsupial lions must find a way to withstand barren landscapes.
#14 - Grass Lands
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2025
Giant herd animals thrive with the expansion of the grasslands, dominating the plains—but fearsome hunters shadow their every move.
#15 - The Big Melt
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2025
Rising temperatures mean every habitat on the planet is transforming, and for the Goliaths of the Ice Age, the world as they know it is ending.