Plot Synopsis

Narrated by evolutionary biologist Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton, EVOLUTION EARTH is a five-episode documentary series that reveals how animals keep pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Heading out across the globe to distant wilds and modern urban environments, the series tracks how animals migrate, adapt their behavior, and even evolve in accelerated, unexpected ways. Documenting this rapid change are the scientists, filmmakers, and local communities recording the animals' stories. EVOLUTION EARTH tells a tale of resilience that redefines our understanding of evolution and hints at how nature can show a path towards a sustainable future for Planet Earth. Episodes include:

"Earth" (Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 10pm): At Earth's extremes, animals are reacting in surprising ways. With animal's homes changing around them at superspeed, the debut episode of EVOLUTION EARTH follows remarkable stories of resilience and hope. From humpback whales to tiny butterflies to ingenious savanna chimpanzees.

"Islands" (Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 10pm): Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at super speed right before one's eyes. Journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding to the changing planet in extraordinary ways.

"Heat" (Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10pm): Travel to the hottest and driest extremes to see animals go to extraordinary lengths to survive. From the Sahara Desert to Australia, animals provide new clues about the changing planet and what it will mean for the future of our heating world.

"Ice" (Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 10pm): At the planet's frozen extremes, shifts in animal movement and behavior reveal vital information about our future world. Examine polar bears in the Arctic, penguins in Antarctica and other animals surviving in icy worlds.

"Grasslands" (Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 10pm): Grasslands are one of the planet's most important, yet most overlooked habitats. In the final episode of EVOLUTION EARTH, follow scientists as they discover animal species with the power to transform and restore the grasslands, turning them into carbon sinks that could slow climate change.