Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Life leave you hopeful?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Life

Name: Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009
Rating: 8.42
Cast: David Attenborough

Four years, 3000 filming days, ten part blockbuster.

Created by Martha Holmes

On BBC One

20091 season10 episodes50 min8.4 / 10

A visually stunning, scientifically rigorous nature documentary that finds profound beauty and meaning in the struggle for survival across the animal and plant kingdoms.

David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts and examples of new wildlife behaviour.

Clusters

Reverent Wonder at Nature's Scale

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Plant Animal Species Biology Wildlife Miniseries Ecology Animals Nature Evolution Natural Selection Nature Documentary Animal Life Animal Behaviour Wildlife Documentary Science Documentary

Where to watch

StreamHBO Max, Philo, Discovery+, Planet Earth Amazon Channel
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Life easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is Life scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Does Life leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Life sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Is Life violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.