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PLANET CALIFORNIA is a celebration of California’s wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Best known for its beaches and Hollywood, California is a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite and Death Valley, but also to the unexplored wilderness of Baja California.

53m

EPISODE 1

Rivers of Gold

It is a land of extremes – tallest, deepest, highest, hottest. And home to the richest biodiversity in the Americas, from gray whales traveling the California Current to mountain lions in the Sierra Nevada and redwoods harvesting water from the air. In a rapidly changing and thirsty world, drought, dams and fire pose dire threats to an ecosystem connected by rivers on land, air and sea.

53m
EPISODE 2

Close Encounters

From blue whales to kit foxes, spectacular images bring California’s wildlife into sharp focus. Natural forces reshape the land, yet some species persist, constantly adapting to a changing world. Still, in a space shared with 40 million people, is there room for all? Move over Hollywood. Our wildlife stars are ready for their close-up.

52m

Season 1

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