Plot Synopsis

Narrated by Helen Mirren and based on the UK series WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, WHEN NATURE CALLS WITH HELEN MIRREN is a one-hour unscripted comedy series that features comedians putting words into the mouths of beautiful beasts, teeny-tiny frogs, beatboxing badgers and more in footage from all over the world. The series opener, "Let's Begin at the Beginning," with celebrity guest voice Christopher Mintz-Plasse, examines a supermodel lemur, a thousand-year-old fairy fish trying to find someone in 2021 who wants to make a wish, the new hit game show "Wolf or Rock," and a crab who writes erotic fiction.
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After a 3.5-month break, WHEN NATURE CALLS WITH HELEN MIRREN returned for its final two episodes on Saturday, January 1, 2022 from 9-11pm ET/PT on ABC:

"The Optimistic Mosquito" (9pm): Helen Mirren narrates a documentary examination of the animal kingdom featuring a mosquito that wants to do good in the world, a chipmunk that over-packed trying to outsmart the TSA, an old wild boar looking for love and Anaconda ASMR.

"Omen Cat" (10pm; season finale): Helen Mirren narrates a documentary examination of the animal kingdom, featuring hippos that solve crimes ripped from the headlines, a cheetah haunted by everyone it ever ate, a snake celebrating its 30th birthday alone and the creepiest looking cat you ever saw.