Orangutan Island: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

If you thought the children on "Kid Nation" behaved like a bunch of wild apes, check out the cast of this very different reality series: a group of orphaned orangutans, who gleefully cut loose in a Borneo river sanctuary that may be the last refuge for their species. As Indonesian developers continue to grab up much of the wilderness around them, these plucky, intelligent animals must find a way to form a cohesive social group and fend off encroaching invaders from a nearby island.

Series details

• Title: Orangutan Island
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2007-11-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12427
• IMDb ID: tt1232509
• TVDB ID: 249921

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-11-02; final listed air date 2008-02-15.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-11-09; final listed air date 2009-03-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Orangutan Island 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.