Apple TV+ has shared a first-look at its upcoming natural history event series Prehistoric Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, with an original score by Hans Zimmer.
The sneak peek of the David Attenborough-narrated docuseries transports viewers 66 million years into the past to explore some of the spectacular habitats of ancient earth and learn more about the dinosaurs that roamed these terrains in what promises to be “a one-of-a-kind immersive experience,” set to an original score by award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
Prehistoric Planet, from executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton, and BBC Studios Natural History Unit, will premiere as a week-long event on Apple TV+ from May 23 to May 27, with a new episode of the five-part series rolled out each day on the streaming platform for viewers to discover little-known and surprising facts about dinosaur life throughout the week.
The clip that was released as a teaser ahead of the series premiere next month opens on the shore of the ancient Tethys Sea, with hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings racing towards the safety of the water, as a fully-grown T-Rex watches over its feather-coated offspring leaving footprints in the sand while practising and honing its hunting skills on the beach.
The series is expected to study everything from the “eye-opening parenting techniques of Tyrannosaurus rex to exploring the mysterious depths of the oceans and the deadly dangers in the sky” in stunning detail, “set against the backdrop of the environments of Cretaceous times, including coasts, deserts, freshwater, ice worlds and forests,” per the official synopsis.
Apple TV+ already boasts a solid slate of movies and multiple award-winning series, which has helped it steadily gain momentum in the streaming space. The platform recently witnessed a surge in viewership numbers after CODA made Oscars history by becoming the very first movie distributed by a streaming service to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
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