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The Worst Episodes of Life on Our Planet

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The Worst Episodes of Life on Our Planet

Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Background image for Chapter 1: The Rules of Life
    7.6/10(633 votes)

    #1 - Chapter 1: The Rules of Life

    S1:E1

    Evolution. Competition. Mass extinction. Three fundamental rules have driven the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years.

    Director:Adam Chapman

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  2. Background image for Chapter 2: The First Frontier
    7.9/10(487 votes)

    #2 - Chapter 2: The First Frontier

    S1:E2

    For billions of years, land on Earth was uninhabitable. But in the seas, predation allowed species to thrive before — and after — two mass extinctions.

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  3. Background image for Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth
    7.9/10(356 votes)

    #3 - Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth

    S1:E7

    Emerging from the dinosaurs' shadows, mammals went from underdogs to global power, with game-changing adaptations that would conquer land, air and sea.

    Director:Adam Chapman

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  4. Background image for Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land
    8.0/10(446 votes)

    #4 - Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land

    S1:E3

    Sprawling moss, towering trees, flying insects, limbed amphibians: Early species vied for domination as the land went from hostile to hospitable.

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  5. Background image for Chapter 4: In Cold Blood
    8.0/10(414 votes)

    #5 - Chapter 4: In Cold Blood

    S1:E4

    After Earth's third mass extinction, mammals' surviving ancestors ruled the supercontinent Pangea. But lizards soon ushered in the age of reptiles.

    Director:Barny Revill

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  6. Background image for Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes
    8.0/10(386 votes)

    #6 - Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes

    S1:E6

    The dinosaurs met their end with a cataclysmic asteroid impact. Rising from the ashes, birds reinvented themselves into a dynasty 10,000 species strong.

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  8. Background image for Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire
    8.0/10(381 votes)

    #7 - Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire

    S1:E8

    As the Ice Age thawed, humans rose above the rest. But the possibility of a sixth mass extinction now looms: Has our ingenuity caused our downfall?

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  9. Background image for Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants
    8.2/10(415 votes)

    #8 - Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants

    S1:E5

    The formation of continents with varied environments allowed for an explosion of biodiversity — and turbo-charged the evolution of mighty dinosaurs.

    Director:Barny Revill

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Chapter 1: The Rules of Life" is the worst rated episode of "Life on Our Planet". It scored 7.6/10 based on 633 votes. Directed by Adam Chapman and written by Adam Chapman, it aired on 10/25/2023. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter 2: The First Frontier".