A Wild Year on Earth (2020)

Name: A Wild Year on Earth
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Laura Carmichael

Documentary

Narrated by actor Laura Carmichael, this six-part documentary series charts the planet’s most spectacular events of migration, rebirth and transformation. Over the course of a turbulent year, we witness how finely tuned creatures face the Earth’s seasonal patterns. However, in the 21st Century, these patterns are becoming more extreme, less predictable and dangerously unreliable. Across the globe, we witness the drama and the spectacle. No matter what time of year it is, somewhere on Earth something miraculous is happening.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (87 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Laura Carmichael Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.47 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.3 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jan-Feb: The Year Begins	7.5	18
2	March-April: A Time of Renewal	7.5	15
3	May-June: A Time of Volatility	7.4	14
4	July-August: A Time of Migration	7.5	14
5	Sept-Oct: A Time of Activation	7.6	15
6	Nov-Dec: Full Circle	7.3	12