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Hostile Planet

2019 · 1 season

Awe-inspiring wildlife footage that shows animals enduring brutal conditions, beautiful but often harsh and sobering to watch.

Genres: Documentary
Starring: Bear Grylls

Overview: This six part documentary draws attention to the most extraordinary — almost supernatural — accounts of animals that have adapted to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs.

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Genres: Documentary
Starring: Bear Grylls

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
nature
environment
isolation
death
Places: wilderness
countryside
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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