Prehistoric Worlds

53m
Documentary
9

Five times, Earth has faced apocalyptic events that swept nearly all life from the face of the planet. What did these prehistoric creatures look like? What catastrophes caused their disappearance? And how did our distant ancestors survive and give rise to the world we know today?

Cast

Nick Schatzki
Narrator
Kirk Johnson
Self - Paleontologist and Director, Smithsonian
Gaël Clément
Self - Paleontologist, National Museum of History France
Patrick De Wever
Self - Geologist and Professor Emeritus, NMH France
Sylvie Crasquin
Self - Paleontologist, Research Director CNRS and CR2P
François Therrien
Self - Curator of Dinosaur Palaeoecology, Royal Tyrrell Museum
Craig Scott
Self - Director, Preservation and Research, Royal Tyrrell Museum

Crew

Alexis de Favitski
Director, Writer
Eleanor Grant
Writer
Jean-Christophe Ribot
Writer
Jonas Rosales
Writer
Frank Leplat
Editor
Rob Burk
Executive Producer
Manuel Catteau
Producer
Takeshi Shibashiki
Producer
Valérie Abita
Producer
Yannis Dumoutiers
Original Music Composer

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