Queens: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The wildest places on the planet have always been home to powerful leaders, but this is a story of a new hero – fierce, smart, resilient and ... female. Queens features matriarchies and female leaders around the world to tell a story of sacrifice and resilience but also of friendship and love. These Queens aren't always kind or gentle, letting nothing come between them and the success and safety of their families. Guided by award-winning actress Angela Bassett's powerful narration, Queens brings the natural world into focus through the female lens for the very first time. Four years in the making and helmed by a female-led production team from around the world – groundbreaking in the natural history space – the seven-part series leverages cutting-edge technology to reveal surprising insights into how females in the natural world rise to power, often relying on cooperation and wisdom over brute strength to get ahead. The final episode of the series celebrates the women who have gone to the ends of the Earth and dedicated their lives to documenting and protecting animal queens. We don't call her Mother Nature for nothing. All hail ... the Queens.

Series details

• Title: Queens
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2024-03-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74641
• IMDb ID: tt29520438
• TVDB ID: 445876

Cast and credited roles

• Angela Bassett — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-03-04; final listed air date 2024-03-11; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Queens 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.