What is Planet Earth about?
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
Planet Earth (2006)
Witness Earth's breathtaking scale and intricate life, a four-year journey across 64 countries.
Epic and uplifting. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight. Based on true events.
Streaming on Max.
Planet Earth parents guide
No surprises for a TV-PG: no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- None noted
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Cast and crew
StarringDavid Attenborough
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