Human Footprint: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.

Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton returns to further explore the global impact of Earth's most ingenious, destructive, and adaptive species: humans. In his quest, Shane discovers that although we often tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, this series is a journey not only to understand our human impacts but also to explore our human nature.

Series details

• Title: Human Footprint
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature, Travel
• Premiere date: 2023-07-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 69734
• IMDb ID: tt27621411
• TVDB ID: 434298

Cast and credited roles

• Shane Campbell-Staton — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-07-05; final listed air date 2023-08-09; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-06-25; final listed air date 2025-07-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Human Footprint 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.