TV series
Our Oceans
Overview
Discover the stories beneath the surface of the water in this stunning nature documentary series, which explores each of the Earth's five oceans.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-11-20
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 5 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Freeborne Media, Wild Space Productions, Higher Ground
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Barack Obama as Self - Narrator (voice)
Creators and crew
- Michelle Obama - Executive Producer
- Barack Obama - Executive Producer
- James Honeyborne - Executive Producer
- Jonathan Smith - Producer
- Rachel Scott - Producer
- Caroline Menzies - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Pacific Ocean
In the world's largest ocean, one mighty current brings the Pacific to life in astonishing ways, from enriching rainforests to sustaining coral reefs.
Episode 2: Indian Ocean
From the minute mantis shrimp to the mighty sperm whale, inhabitants of the tropical Indian Ocean use their ingenuity to find food and raise their young.
Episode 3: Atlantic Ocean
In the choppy, unpredictable Atlantic Ocean, fish and mammals must face down predators and navigate the fast-changing climate in order to survive.
Episode 4: Arctic Ocean
With temperatures mounting and sea ice melting, the creatures of the Arctic Ocean must go to new extremes to survive in a new, warmer world.
Episode 5: Southern Ocean
In the most remote ocean on Earth, the Global Ocean Current is at its most powerful — and its cold waters are home to some extraordinary species.
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