
The Americas S1
Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks narrates The Americas, from the Emmy-winning producers of Planet Earth and Blue Planet.
Scored by two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, the documentary series employs revolutionary filmmaking technology to showcase the wonders, secrets and fragilities of the Americas – Earth’s largest landmass and the only one to stretch between both poles.
Filmed over five years, The Americas has an 8.3/10 rating on IMDb and an 86% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As The Hollywood Reporter says, “The photography is astonishing. You’re bound to learn something ... And provided you root for the cute, baby animals over the gnarly predators, your heart is likely to be lifted three to five times per episode.”
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