Surviving Earth
2026 · NBC · 60 min · 1 season
S01E08 · When America Flooded
Fri, 31 July, 10:00 am
A giant mother bear struggles to raise her two cubs in the face of a gripping ice age that eventually drives all giant mammals to extinction.
About
Surviving Earth will take an incredible journey into prehistory to learn the lessons from past mass extinctions.
Adopting cutting-edge digital technology, each episode transports the viewer back to meet the bizarre and amazing creatures and breathtaking landscapes of a vibrant lost world. Audiences will witness how life finds a way to survive on a planet where meteors fall, super volcanoes erupt, seas boil and the land moves. From the creators of "Walking with Dinosaurs" and "Primeval," these are the stories of the survivors, fighters and lucky ones that shaped the world we live in.
Episodes
- E01
When the Earth Burned
Fri, 12 June· 60 minAgainst all odds, an alpha male gorgonopsid fights to protect his family from predators and the deadly heat that surrounds them at every turn.
- E02
When the Climate Broke
Fri, 19 June· 60 minA heartwarming coming-of-age story about a hatchling who grows to be a leader of her herd, helping ensure the survival for future generations.
- E03
When the Asteroid Fell
Fri, 26 June· 60 minFollowing our planet's most infamous mass extinction event, a mated pair of dinosaurs fight to survive an incredible 30-year period of darkness.
- E04
When the Seas Died
Fri, 3 July· 60 minThe harrowing story of a giant marine reptile who scours the dying seas to find food for her unborn baby before giving birth amidst a super hurricane.
- E05
When the Forests Collapsed
Fri, 10 July· 60 minA protective mother amphibian battles to keep her brood of eggs in water.
- E06
When the Oceans Shrank
Fri, 17 July· 60 minAn early fish journeys to the ends of the ocean to find a mate before his exotic and colorful reef is destroyed by freezing waters.
- E07
When the Continents Collided
Fri, 24 July· 60 minA matriarch elephant leads her herd on a journey to find water, encountering an alien continent where they must adapt to a new way of life to survive.
- E08
When America Flooded
Fri, 31 July· 60 minA giant mother bear struggles to raise her two cubs in the face of a gripping ice age that eventually drives all giant mammals to extinction.
