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Poster for The Americas

The Americas

2025 · 1 season

Sweeping, beautifully shot nature footage glides by with a reassuring narrator's voice, easy to sink into and quietly awe-inspiring.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tom Hanks
Overview
A showcase of the wonders, secrets and fragilities of the Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tom Hanks
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • environment
  • exploration
  • survival
  • science
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes
Network
NBC
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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