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The Living Edens (1997)

Documentary

The Living Edens was a Public Broadcasting Service series that began in 1997. Narrators included Peter Coyote and Linda Hunt. Its most recent episode was broadcast in 2003. It was partially funded by Reader's Digest in exchange for various marketing rights. Its state-of-the-art cinematography creates an intimate sense of place and captures a world of wonder, transporting viewers to isolated, undisturbed corners of the globe so pure they remind us of how the ancient world once was.

IMDb rating
8.4 (62 votes)
Episode average
8.1 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

8.14 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 53 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 8 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 17 votesEp 5: 9.4 · 26 votesEp 6: 5.7 · 8 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 10 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 8 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Denali: Alaska's Great Wilderness7.88
4Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest8.717
5Etosha: Africa's Untamed Wilderness9.426
6Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La5.78
8Madagascar: A World Apart8.310
13Thailand: Jewel of the Orient8.78
14Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness8.413