Get ready to be awed once again, folks. BBC America has set the US premiere date for Mammals, Sir David Attenborough’s major new natural history series.
More than twenty years after the stunning docuseries Life of Mammals arrived on our screens, renowned naturalist and three-time Emmy® Award winner Sir David Attenborough (Seven Worlds, One Planet, Blue Planet II) presents another epic natural history series: Mammals.
Sixty-six million years ago, when the reign of the dinosaurs came to an end, mammals were set free to exploit every corner of the planet. Since then, this extraordinary group of animals, found on every continent and in every ocean — from frozen wildernesses, dense jungles and baking deserts, to the dark depths of the ocean and the open skies above our forests — evolved to master almost every habitat on our planet.
Mammals, a six-episode series, reveals the strategies, behaviors, and traits that lie behind these animals’ astonishing success, and celebrates the amazing intelligence that enables mammals to learn, remember, adapt, problem-solve, parent, socialize, and cooperate.
Mammals premieres in the US on Saturday, July 13, at 8pm ET/PT, on BBC America, with streaming available on the same day on AMC+.
Here’s a quick look at the episodes:
“Dark” (E01) — Saturday, July 13, 8pm ET/PT
Originally confined to the night during the time of the dinosaurs, many mammals have, with heightened senses verging on superpowers, become masters of the shadows. Today, some are even returning to the dark side as their daytime world gets more and more crowded.
“The New Wild” (E02) — Saturday, July 20, 8pm ET/PT
In the two decades since Sir David looked at the “Life of Mammals,” the issues facing mammals have grown and grown; today, less than 6% of the world’s mammal biomass is made up of wild mammals, and many face extinction. As well as bringing a fresh understanding of this remarkable group of animals, this episode highlights many of the problems faced by mammals in a rapidly changing world — exploring how mammals cope as they live alongside perhaps the most successful mammal of all: humans.
“Water” (E03) — Saturday, July 27, 8pm ET/PT
Very few mammals have managed to lose all ties with land and conquer life in water, one of the greatest challenges for an air-breathing mammal. Those that have are some of the cleverest of all animals, forming surprising bonds amongst their own as well as with other species.
“Cold” (E04) — Saturday, August 3, 8pm ET/PT
Thanks to their great ingenuity, combined with a thick fur coat, mammals can survive where no others can: in the cold of the planet’s extreme frozen worlds. Here we see a polar bear learn remarkable new hunting skills and witness the rarely-seen caring side of the not-so-mythical wolverine.
“Heat” (E05) — Saturday, August 10, 8pm ET/PT
With fur designed to keep them warm, keeping cool is never going to be easy, yet mammals are found in the hottest, driest places on earth, such as Australia’s barren outback, where they have found remarkable ways to stays cool, find water, and beat the heat.
“Forest” (E06) — Saturday, August 17, at 8pm ET/PT
From down in the undergrowth to high above the treetops, we see how mammals have conquered every level of the forest with perfect camouflage, secret messages, and even the power of flight. But now, many face new challenges as they are forced to adapt to a changing world.
“The Making Of Mammals” (E07) — Saturday, August 24, 8pm ET/PT
This special episode goes behind the scenes with the production team of Mammals.
Mammals is made by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and co-produced by BBC AMERICA, ZDF, Youku, and France Télévisions. It was commissioned by Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual, and Sreya Biswas, Head of Natural History, BBC Commissioning. The Executive Producer is Roger Webb and the Series Producer is Scott Alexander. BBC Studios handles global distribution.
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