The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet

A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE OCEANS.

Created by Andy Byatt, Alastair Fothergill

On BBC One

20011 season8 episodes51 min8.4 / 10

A visually stunning natural history documentary that treats the ocean as a realm of wonder and mystery, narrated with Attenborough's characteristic warmth and reverence for the living world.

Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels from various coasts to the poles to examine watery denizens ranging from the gigantic blue whale to microscopic coral polyps.

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  • Is The Blue Planet easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.

  • Is The Blue Planet scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.

  • Is The Blue Planet sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.

  • Is The Blue Planet violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Blue Planet leave you hopeful? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity60

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love61

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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