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The Future Is Wild

The Future Is Wild

The Future Is Wild

2002 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Documentary

The Future Is Wild was a 2002 thirteen-part documentary television miniseries. Based on research and interviews with several scientists, the miniseries shows how life could evolve in the future if Homo sapiens left the earth. The version broadcast on the Discovery Channel modified this premise, supposing instead that the human race had completely abandoned the Earth and had sent back probes to examine the progress of life on the planet. The show took the form of a nature documentary. The miniseries was released with a companion book written by geologist Dougal Dixon, the author of several "anthropologies and zoologies of the future", in conjunction with natural history television producer John Adams. For a time in 2005, a theme park based on this program was opened in Japan. In 2008 a special on the Discovery Channel about the development of the video game Spore was combined with airings of The Future Is Wild. A film version of the series was picked up by Warner Bros.

The Future Is Wild was a 2002 thirteen-part documentary television miniseries. Based on research and interviews with several scientists, the miniseries shows how life could evolve in the future if Homo sapiens left the earth. The version broadcast on the Discovery Channel modified this premise, supposing instead that the human race had completely abandoned the Earth and had sent back probes to examine the progress of life on the planet. The show took the form of a nature documentary. The miniseries was released with a companion book written by geologist Dougal Dixon, the author of several "anthropologies and zoologies of the future", in conjunction with natural history television producer John Adams. For a time in 2005, a theme park based on this program was opened in Japan. In 2008 a special on the Discovery Channel about the development of the video game Spore was combined with airings of The Future Is Wild. A film version of the series was picked up by Warner Bros.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Welcome to the Future

The opening episode serves as an introduction to the series, featuring many clips from later episodes and giving an over

EP 2

Return of the Ice

The episode is set in North Europe, 5 million years into the future. The episode focuses on three hypothesized species:

EP 3

The Vanished Sea

The episode is set in what was the Mediterranean sea in 5 million years time. It features four species: (1) Cryptile, a

EP 4

Prairies of Amazonia

The episode is set in South America where the Amazon used to stand in 5 million years time. It features three species: (

EP 5

Cold Kansas Desert

The episode is set in North America, 5 million years into the future. The episode focusses on three species: (1) Deathgl

EP 6

Waterland

The episode is set in the Bay of Bengal, 100 million years into the future. The episode focuses on three species: (1) To

EP 7

Flooded World

The episode is set in shallow seas of Paris, 100 million years into the future. The episode focuses on three species whi

EP 8

Tropical Antarctica

The episode is set in Antarctica, 100 million years into the future. The episode focuses on five species: (1) Roachcutte

EP 9

The Great Plateau

The episode is set in a lofty plateau created by the collision of Australia (who moved northward) against Japan and Kamc

EP 10

The Endless Desert

The episode is set in the central desert of the new Pangea, 200 million years into the future. At this point in the futu

EP 11

The Global Ocean

The episode is set in 1 massive super ocean in the world, 200 million years into the future. At this point in the future

EP 12

Graveyard Desert

The episode is set in a rainshadow desert on the eastern side of Earth's only continent, 200 million years into the futu

EP 13

The Tentacled Forest

The episode is set in the northern forest, 200 million years into the future. At this point in the future, there are no

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Christian Rodska

Christian Rodska

Narrator