Airborne: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A visually stunning series that celebrates the unique challenges and ultimate freedom of animals that use the air to survive and thrive. The series gives viewers a true bird's-eye view from airborne birds and animals as they catch air for the first time, snatch in-flight meals, navigate crowded skies and soar through the most challenging environments on the planet.

Airborne offers an astonishing and revelatory adventure into the wonderfully diverse world of creatures that fly, glide and leap through the air. The series follows an array of charismatic creatures through their trials and triumphs. From great soaring condors to leaping lemurs, from gliding squirrels to beautifully buzzing orchid bees - the series reveals unexpected and fascinating stories of animals who defy gravity and master the air around them in extraordinary ways.

Series details

• Title: Airborne
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2024-12-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-01-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Nature
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74710
• TVDB ID: 457414

Cast and credited roles

• Keeley Hawes — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-12-29; final listed air date 2025-01-19; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Airborne on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.