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Season 1 – Night on Earth

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The wonders of the nocturnal world reveal themselves like never before.
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Night on Earth — Season 1

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John Anderson Wall Street Journal 03/26/2020
Night on Earth has an invaluable asset in Samira Wiley, who provides a kind of liquid narration and is a refreshing alternative to Peter Coyote, David Attenborough and other mainstays of documentary voiceover. Go to Full Review Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 02/26/2020
Eye-opening television. Go to Full Review Steve Greene IndieWire 01/30/2020
B+
"Night on Earth" taps into one of the fundamental drives that's sustained this prolonged nature doc boom in the first place. It scratches the human need to be reminded that there is more left to discover. Go to Full Review Hannah Lynn Pittsburgh City Paper 03/04/2020
Even the way the camera pans away or strategically blocks the scene when one animal kills another animal feels disingenuous to the purpose of the show, equating the sight of a lion eating a wildebeest to human-on-human violence. Go to Full Review John Serba Decider 01/30/2020
Jammed with enough eerie and compelling cinematography to keep us watching. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jessica C 01/05/2021 The cinematography is amazing. Such beautiful scenery. The narrating was okay. It definitely wasn't the worst documentary ever. See more 12/25/2020 Samiras narration ruined it for me. So ridiculously over dramatic and always speaking with such a foreboding sad tone. Everything she said sounded like she was trying really really hard to convince the audience to feel bad for these animals because.....they live in the wild?? I don't know. It it annoyed the hell out of me. See more 10/09/2020 Wiley's voice is as comfortingly even as it is luxuriant. I hope to see her do more work like this in the future. The narratives are dramatic enough to keep even non-nature buffs engaged, and the cinematography is just fantastic. I've seen my share of wildlife documentaries, but this one provided verve and intelligence like few I've seen before. A worthy contribution to the body of nature documentaries. See more dave d 06/01/2020 It's not the worst nature doc you'll see, but it's not far off. There's just not a lot of attention to detail, acknowledging animals while not identifying them is a nature doc no no. See more 05/12/2020 Amazing documentary i must say. See more 04/01/2020 Weak wilderness drama. Missing emotional appeal. See more Read all reviews
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Samira Wiley

Narrator

Peter Fison

Director

Ingrid Kvale

Director

Jo Harvey

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 29, 2020 Moonlit Plains From the African savanna to the Peruvian desert, the lives of predators and prey are closely linked to the moon's cycles and the opportunities they bring. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 29, 2020 Frozen Nights Mothers with cubs fight to survive; a lonely monkey finds safety in numbers as animals navigate cold landscapes during Earth's longest nights. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 29, 2020 Jungle Nights Beneath the jungle's canopy, the night is alive with beasts -- large and small -- that use the darkness to socialize, hunt, climb, and crawl. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 29, 2020 Dark Seas The oceans' tides ebb and flow in concert with the moon, and so do the lives of the creatures below, from the largest whale shark to the smallest prawn. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 29, 2020 Sleepless Cities After dark, the natural world appears in unnatural places; migrating elephants stroll through towns, and urbanized otters romp in cities. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 29, 2020 Dusk Till Dawn The night unfolds to reveal magic in the air, drama in the deep and danger on the ground, as animals around the globe arise with the sunset. Details

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Night on Earth — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Peter Fison, Ingrid Kvale, Jo Harvey
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 29, 2020
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