Series synopsis
Earth is a British animation drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BBC Two on July 17, 2023. It ended on August 14, 2023. It was created by Shoji Kawamori. It stars Chris Packham.
When a girl named Ariyoshi Juna has a severe accident, her spirit turns to light and rises up out of her body into the night sky where she gets a glimpse of Earth a few months into the future. What she sees is the Earth on the brink of total destruction, ruled by the merciless demon forces called the Raajas. Then, a person named Chris Hawken gives Juna a "power stone" and tells her to use it to save the Earth. The power stone gives her the ability to call up an "aura suit", which activates and e ...
Premise
When a girl named Ariyoshi Juna has a severe accident, her spirit turns to light and rises up out of her body into the night sky where she gets a glimpse of Earth a few months into the future. What she sees is the Earth on the brink of total destruction, ruled by the merciless demon forces called the Raajas. Then, a person named Chris Hawken gives Juna a "power stone" and tells her to use it to save the Earth. The power stone gives her the ability to call up an "aura suit", which activates and enhances a person's dormant special powers.
Premise: One planet. Many lives.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chris Packham as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 5 | July 17, 2023 | August 14, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 8.5 - Before Birth |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Inferno Chris Packham explores one of the darkest periods in Earth’s history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died 252 million years ago. This extraordinary moment in Earth’s history took life to the brink, wreaking havoc and destruction on an unprecedented scale. But, somehow, life found a way to bounce back, and a new geological era ushered in the age of the dinosaurs. |
July 17, 2023 |
| 2 |
Snowball Earth’s terrifying journey into the deep freeze starts with fire, not ice. 800 million years ago, long before the age of the dinosaurs, before there was even animal life, the giant supercontinent Rodinia breaks up. Earth’s vast powerful tectonic forces rip the land apart, kicking off a series of events that results in huge amounts of carbon dioxide being sucked from the atmosphere and sending global temperatures plummeting. |
July 24, 2023 |
| 3 |
Green Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world - a four-billion year saga of extraordinary highs and lows that almost wiped out all life on the planet. Beginning as a water world without land masses, a giant asteroid bombardment triggered Earth's plate tectonics, leading to huge fungi, soil and giant swamp forests. But the early plants locked so much carbon dioxide that global temperatures suddenly plunged. |
July 31, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 17, 2023 |
| Last aired | August 14, 2023 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |