Frozen Planet

Miniseries

7 episodes 2 seasons

Release Date

Premiered

Frozen Planet Season 1 released on October 26, 2011.

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S01E01 Aired October 26, 2011

To the Ends of the Earth

David Attenborough travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic to discover magical new ice worlds inhabited by the most extraordinary animal survivors on Earth.

S01E02 Aired November 02, 2011

Spring

Spring has arrived in the polar regions and male Adélie penguins arrive in Antarctica to build nests. In the Arctic, a polar bear mother hunts with her cubs. A woolly bear caterpillar emerges having spent the whole of the winter frozen solid.

S01E03 Aired November 09, 2011

Summer

Summer creates a window of opportunity that attracts hordes of visitors who cram a lifetime of drama into a few short months as they feed, fight and rear their young.

S01E04 Aired November 16, 2011

Autumn

Polar landscapes are transformed as the big freeze returns. Most animals leave on epic journeys, some now battle to breed, and for the hardy few it’s a time of opportunity.

S01E05 Aired November 23, 2011

Winter

During winter most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their strategies and battles to endure the planet’s harshest winters.

S01E06 Aired November 30, 2011

The Last Frontier

Humans have no natural protection against the cold of the polar regions so why have we been visiting these remote places for thousands of years and what keeps us going back today?

S01E07 Aired December 07, 2011

On Thin Ice

David Attenborough reveals how scientists measure the changes in the polar regions and what they mean for the animals and people who live there, as well as for the whole planet.