Prehistoric Planet

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Season 1
  • Network: Apple TV
  • Series Premiere Date: May 23, 2022
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 38
  3. Negative: 9 out of 38

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  1. SimboTheKing
    Jun 23, 2022
    6
    I am normally a HUGE fan of any David Attenborough documentaries but I found myself just not quite clicking with Prehistoric Planet. It's a well made show no doubt, and I have to say the CGI is absolutely top-tier. The technical specifications of the show are seriously impressive. However, the trade-off of this is that it felt just a little bit less authentic to me. Something about theI am normally a HUGE fan of any David Attenborough documentaries but I found myself just not quite clicking with Prehistoric Planet. It's a well made show no doubt, and I have to say the CGI is absolutely top-tier. The technical specifications of the show are seriously impressive. However, the trade-off of this is that it felt just a little bit less authentic to me. Something about the constructed nature of the scenes made the show just feel that less immersive . This, combined with the simple fact I find dinosaurs less interesting than present day animals, meant that the show just lacked that special spark that I love from other Attenborough shows. I also sorely missed the behind-the-scenes stuff.; it would have been cool to see how the CGI things were made or how the research was done and it feels like a missed opportunity.… Expand

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    May 24, 2022
    100
    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.
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  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    May 23, 2022
    80
    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.
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  3. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    May 23, 2022
    80
    The result is a five-part Apple TV+ series packed with plenty of dino might.
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