Lion and hyena queens compete for power in a vast crater stadium.

The Congo Forest in Central Africa is home to a secretive animal we still know very little about. Bonobos are one of our closest relatives, but in their society it’s females who rule. A young bonobo must leave behind her family, to find her place in the world. Here, friendship is the key to survival. She must make new friends and impress the alpha female before she can truly fit in.

Under the rainforest canopy of Central America is a secret world ruled by insects. Two tiny queens will give everything to build their empires. The ant queen will sacrifice her own body for the future of her growing colony while the beautiful orchid bee will stop at nothing for success; betraying those closest to her.

The Ethiopian Mountain world is ruled by two very different queens, but both mothers raise daughters. A gelada monkey rules a tight-knit sisterhood, but with her only daughter on the cusp of adulthood, she must make great sacrifices for her future. On the plateau above, an Ethiopian wolf also has a daughter, but this mother must be ruthless to protect her legacy.

The coastal realm of land and sea is home to two of nature’s most iconic females – orca and grizzly bears. Under the waves in the Gulf of California, the orca family’s success relies on the experience of their sixty-year-old matriarch; while on the beaches of Alaska, a first-time bear mother must raise her three cubs alone and with only her instincts to guide her.