David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

On BBC Two

20131 season2 episodes60 min8.1 / 10

A sweeping natural history documentary that traces vertebrate evolution across 500 million years with Attenborough's characteristic warmth and visual grandeur, grounded in scientific rigor.

David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how their evolution defines our human bodies.

Questions people ask

  • Is David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.

  • Is David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.

  • Is David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates sad? Barely. Less sad than 75% of series.

  • Is David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.

  • Does David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.

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51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity78

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love48

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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