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Season 1 – The Americas

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Tom Hanks narrates a 10-episode television event from the executive producers of Planet Earth, exploring the extraordinary worlds and wildlife of North and South America. Scored by composer Hans Zimmer, the breathtaking journey follows amazing creatures living in their natural habitats across the supercontinent, including diverse terrains like the Atlantic Coast, Mexico, Wild West, Amazon, Frozen North, Gulf Coast, Andes, Caribbean, West Coast and Patagonia. Each location comes alive in never-before-seen footage showing the unique connectedness of the land that millions of people call home.
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Rebecca Nicholson Guardian This is nature television that is best enjoyed with your brain closed off... It favours cutesy anthropomorphism and spectacular visuals over any honest assessment of nature and the environment as a whole. Rated: 3/5 Mar 3, 2025 Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter If you don’t approach it looking to have your expectations or your place within the world challenged, The Americas completely delivers on the very basic things you’re looking for in a wildlife series. The photography is astonishing. Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com An objectively beautiful series filled with awe-inspiring landscapes and handsomely depicted wildlife whose existence is flattened by a repetitive approach. Feb 20, 2025 Full Review Neely Swanson Beverly Hills Courier Each 45-minute episode is more of an appetizer than a full-course meal, but even so, it’s a great introduction to places you’ve visited or wished to or didn’t even know that you wanted to. Apr 22, 2025 Full Review Joel Keller Decider If there is anything innovative about The Americas is that it makes things that were previously unseen into interesting drama. Feb 24, 2025 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) As with most nature docuseries of late, The Americas amazes with its cinematography. Unfortunately, it covers too much ground so quickly and briefly that there’s no time to grasp any segment before moving on to the next. Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dan W This is a fantastic show with amazing nature footage worthy of a PBS documentary and deserves a chef's kiss. If it was not for the commercial breaks, you might be tempted to make a donation to your local PBS affiliate. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Pat R Best nature documentary I have ever watched. Not boring at all Photography done with drones and remote cameras. Spectacular Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/25 Full Review Hugh S From Hugh Smith I thought the Music drowns out Tom Hanks voice, and he speaks too low, either turn the music down so we can focus on the photography and his narrations, or turn up the volume on his voice. The photography is great and all the information, but the continuous music was a conflict and subtracted from the enjoyment of the program. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/25 Full Review Norman S Beautifully filmed, but shallow. Hank's narration appears to be aimed at kindergarten kids, or idiots and it's all very cosy and perfect, with absolutely no reference to the challenges of climate change and habitat loss. The BBC and Sir David have nothing to worry about when confronted with this Disney version of nature. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review P S Fabulous photography wrecked by Mom's apple pie commentary rendering it pretty unwatchable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Karen F If the audio wasn't so dreadful, I would probably find this series very rewarding. I tried to watch it on two different televisions and the results were the same. I finally had to give up. What a disappointment. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/01/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tom Hanks

Narrator

Michael Gunton

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 23, 2025 The Atlantic Coast The Atlantic Coast, where wild horses battle, bald eagles chase ospreys and sharks protect fish; raccoons navigate city life, black bears search for food in ancient forests and a 130-year-old oak tree prepares for winter's arrival. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 23, 2025 Mexico Mexico, where deserts meet tropics; new footage of fledgling pygmy owls, orca hunting, new species in flooded caves and orchid bees filmed in incredible detail, all revealing the hidden lives of unique wildlife. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 2, 2025 The Wild West The Wild West, where coyotes face a snowbound Yellowstone, rattlesnakes emerge in the hundreds, woodpeckers compete to store food, bison battle on the Great Plains and cranes gather in vast numbers on their age-old migration. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 2, 2025 The Amazon The Amazon, the largest rainforest on Earth; drone footage captures giant otters hunting together while black caimans prey on newly hatched turtles; a harpy eagle chick's first days in the canopy and army ants on the move reveal new behaviors. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 9, 2025 The Frozen North The Frozen North, where wolves and polar bears vie for food, hares outsmart lynx and walrus sing on rocky shores; as summer arrives, grouse perform mating dances, caribou migrate vast distances and salmon race upstream to survive. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 16, 2025 The Gulf Coast The Gulf Coast, where swamps and wetlands shelter black bears and alligators; manatees gather in freshwater springs, burrowing owls look for love in the suburbs and a rare ocelot raises her kittens in Texas' thornscrub. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 23, 2025 Andes The Andes, Earth's longest mountain range; baby bears make treacherous descents, rare hummingbirds compete for mates, frogs freeze and revive, and lizards battle for territory -- all in a land of extremes, from glaciers to deserts. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 30, 2025 The Caribbean The Caribbean, where sailfish hunt with speed, sperm whales dive for squid and millions of red crabs migrate to the sea; hummingbirds defend territories post-hurricane, and on nearby islands, capuchin monkeys use tools to survive. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 6, 2025 The West Coast The West Coast, where wolves scour shorelines, sea otters dive through surf, blue whales race and roll in a rare display and octopuses make the ultimate sacrifice for their young; high in the Redwoods, salamanders leap to survive. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 13, 2025 Patagonia Patagonia, a wilderness at the far south of the Americas; pumas hunt in snowy mountains, rockhopper penguins brave the waves, giant stag beetles climb trees, orcas learn to hunt and elephant seals fight for dominance on the coast. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 20, 2025 The Making of The Americas Produced over five years across 180 expeditions in some of the most extreme locations on earth, Tom Hanks and the crew reveal a behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary dedication, innovation, humor and heart it took to create "The Americas." Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Michael Gunton
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Documentary, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 23, 2025
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