Series Details & Credits
| Netflix | Release Date: January 29, 2020 |
Summary:
The nature documentary narrated by Samira Wiley features footage of animals at night, including bats, lions, primates, and creatures of the deep.
Genre(s):
Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary, Science
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Positive:
3
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
IndieWire
Jan 30, 2020
Aside from a few orienting establishing shots here and there, many of these episodes commit so fully to this alien approach that it’s a legitimate surprise to be snapped back to reality when more traditional looks at various creatures start to sneak through. ... It scratches the human need to be reminded that there is more left to discover, that there are still some quasi-mystical elements of nature that science has barely had a chance to observe, much less explain.
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Mar 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. She does tend to emphasize the novelty of her program’s technology to an overly emphatic degree, but it is amazing. And what it reveals is a nighttime crawling with creatures—stalking, fleeing, hunting, and surviving. Or not.
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Dec 20, 2020
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Mar 27, 2020
This is a really cool show that shows off some amazing technology. Some of the footage is so incredible and never before seen that they actually make some impressive discoveries.
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Mar 3, 2022
Too many scenes that are clearly CGI. This is more a work of fiction than a docuseries.
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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S1:E6. Dusk Till Dawn
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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S1:E5. Sleepless Cities
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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S1:E4. Dark Seas
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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S1:E3. Jungle Nights
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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S1:E2. Frozen Nights
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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S1:E1. Moonlit Plains
Air Date: January 29, 2020
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Season 1 Overview