Life indeed does find a way.. as Apple TV+ showcases a documentary event that travels back 66 million years to a dominion when these extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies. The wonders of our world are brought to life like never before.

Dinosaurs continue to spark the imagination in all of us and with new updated scientific research and the latest imaging technology we can bring these titans to life. Throughout this five-night event, you’ll see a different terrain showcasing these creatures in extraordinary climates whether it’s the swooping sky, coastal depths, deep-sea, Icecaps, desolate desert, or fresh forests. What I’ve witnessed is that throughout each episode all dinosaurs of every kind are facing the one common thing which is the struggle to survive.

Prehistoric Planet which debuts on Apple TV+ May 23 teams up with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the team behind many successful nature documentaries such as “Planet Earth” and The Moving Pictures Company’s visual effects team who’ve worked on Hollywood movies such as 2019’s “The Lion King”. this is all thanks to a great partnership between Mike Gunton, the BBC’s most senior natural history producer and Hollywood director Jon Favreau. Filming took place in real-world locations and the result is absolutely astonishing, as the scientifically accurate dinosaurs are brought to life and showcase behaviour in ways we’ve never seen before.

The sequences and on-screen action are accompanied majestically by an original score from Academy Award-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer, a soundtrack I cannot wait to stream.

Within each of these episodes, the narration is provided most magnificently by David Attenborough, whose warm and friendly voice guides you through each story and brings informative information about each species of dinosaur to the forefront. His voice takes us on a ride through the calmer moments for example, when a Mosasaurus comes to the open waters by the coral and gets his scales shed and cleaned by reef fish and shrimps, his narration also takes us on tense and exhilarating journeys as in episode one featuring Coasts we witness the flight of the Pterosaur hatchings which reminded me of fighter jets and spitfires as the hatchlings launch off the cliffs towards the safe island only to be chased and unfortunately eaten by many of the larger and adult species whilst also being prey to the Hatzegopteryx, a 9-foot tall predator.

The series takes great care to not anthropomorphise, it shows animals just being animals which still share the same familiar instincts as the animals we have on planet Earth today. Whether that’s the preying of one animal such as the Velociraptor hunting in freshwater or a mating ritual where female ostrich type dinosaurs choose the male who’s decorated and made the best looking nest for her eggs. The nest-making skill can take several years to learn so some sneaky males resort to thievery and steal others branches and vegetation needed to cover the female’s eggs. This behaviour is something we now see in many species of penguins. 

Paleontological research is at the forefront thanks to palaeontologist Dr Darren Naish, the lead consultant on Prehistoric Planet and the ingenious team that bring this world to life and all in aid transport us back in time to the Cretaceous, the last dinosaur period. Thanks to Apple TV+ I was able to get an early look at each episode and throughout watching I was so impressed with the visuals and effects that help breathe these larger-than-life animals into the world It’s just so immersive with moments that’ll connect you to these titans such as a Tyrannosaurus Rex father caring for and protecting his young. I can honestly say it made the experience worth watching as we get a front-row seat showing what life might have been like, how they lived, breathed, ate, and yes even mated. Prehistoric Planet truly transports you through a portal and into this colossal kingdom.