Surviving Earth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Surviving Earth will take an incredible journey into prehistory to learn the lessons from past mass extinctions.

Adopting cutting-edge digital technology, each episode transports the viewer back to meet the bizarre and amazing creatures and breathtaking landscapes of a vibrant lost world. Audiences will witness how life finds a way to survive on a planet where meteors fall, super volcanoes erupt, seas boil and the land moves. From the creators of "Walking with Dinosaurs" and "Primeval," these are the stories of the survivors, fighters and lucky ones that shaped the world we live in.

Series details

• Title: Surviving Earth
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2026-06-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-07-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 62800
• IMDb ID: tt21157588
• TVDB ID: 422455

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-06-11; final listed air date 2026-07-30; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Surviving Earth 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.