Prehistoric Planet
Apple TV | Release Date: May 23, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The TimesCarol MidgleyMay 24, 2022
Season 1 Review: This jaw-dropping series bringing dinosaurs to life is so immersive, so real, that you feel you are there, peering through a portal into an age that blows the mind. Read full review
100
The TelegraphAnita Singh May 23, 2022
Season 1 Review: Prehistoric Planet is a stunning feat of CGI. The dinosaurs look as real as any animal you see in a wildlife documentary. ... Channel your inner six-year-old and enjoy. Read full review
80
DeciderJoel KellerDec 1, 2025
Season 3 Review: Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is not only great to look at, but is well-paced and provides some scientific context to the era known as the “Ice Age”. Read full review
80
DeciderJoel KellerMay 23, 2022
Season 1 Review: Could the pacing of Prehistoric Planet be a little better? Sure. But the presentation of realistic-looking prehistoric animals in real-life environments is stunning to watch, especially for those with 4K TVs. Read full review
80
CNNBrian LowryMay 23, 2022
Season 1 Review: The result is a five-part Apple TV+ series packed with plenty of dino might. Read full review
80
The GuardianLucy ManganMay 23, 2022
Season 1 Review: The spectacle is wonderful, and the information valuable. But perhaps by the end there will be an appetite for something more about how that fossil record tells experts what it does. ... The 10-year-old in me has awakened, and with it the atavistic childhood prime directive: trust, yet verify. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonMay 20, 2022
Season 1 Review: The biggest compliment that might be paid to "Prehistoric Planet" is that a viewer won't care in the least [its been manufactured]—he or she will be swept up by the Mesozoic melodrama, worrying about the plight of the river-crossing Hadrosaurs the way they worry about lion-harassed wildebeest on the savannah, or be tickled by the monstrous Mosasaur—like a hippo wallowing in the cooling mud of Africa—having something of a prehistoric spa day as reef fish pick clean its molting skin. Read full review
80
Radio TimesLauren MorrisMay 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: A visual delight and a hugely educational watch, Prehistoric Planet is CGI technology at its best and with so many different species of dinosaur brought to life, this series is going to make the Ross Gellers of the world incredibly happy. Read full review
79
Paste MagazineKaitlin ThomasMay 23, 2022
Season 1 Review: The result is a sometimes funny, but always delightful realistic exploration of a time long, long before humans walked the Earth. Read full review
60
The TimesBen DowellDec 1, 2025
Season 3 Review: There’s no Attenborough. For all his skills as a performer, the man who wore the green capes and horned helmet of Loki in the Marvel films will never match the gravitas of the great man, the passion and knowledge that informs his every utterance. Read full review
40
The TelegraphAlex DigginsMay 22, 2023
Season 2 Review: For a production backed by the financial might of Apple, the computer-generated imagery is weightless and penny-pinching. Mostly, the dinosaurs seem to float above their live-action backdrops. Read full review
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