Netflix has released the trailer for an upcoming four-part docuseries that charts the incredible rise and eventual end of one of the most successful animal empires: the dinosaurs.
The Dinosaurs follows their story, from their tiny prototype origins to their domination of land, sea and air, as well as their eventual tragic end, resulting in mass extinction.
The series comes from executive producer Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment, in collaboration with Silverback Films (who also produced Parenthood and Ocean with David Attenborough).
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What is The Dinosaurs about?
The Dinosaurs follows the rise and fall of “nature’s greatest empire”: the dinosaurs. From tiny proto-dinosaurs such as Marasuchus and their 150 million-year reign on Earth, to their eventual downfall, the series will illustrate how dinosaurs successfully evolved across millennia in an ever-changing world.
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- Why did dinosaurs get so darned big?
Who narrates The Dinosaurs?
Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman narrates the series. It’s not the first time that Freeman and Spielberg have collaborated: Freeman narrated the 2023 Netflix prehistoric series Life on Our Planet, with Spielberg as the executive producer.
Where can you watch The Dinosaurs?
The series will premiere on Netflix on 6 March 2026.
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Which species will feature in The Dinosaurs?
The trailer for The Dinosaurs looks packed with species, from small proto-dinosaurs such as Marasuchus to the towering giants Plateosaurus and Mamenchisaurus.
Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus go up against apex predators such as Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex, while Anchiornis and Longipteryx soar through the skies. Pliosaurus and Mosasaurus prowl the oceans, while Spinosaurus traverses both land and sea.
It also looks like there will be appearances from the Dilophosaurus and maybe even an Azhdarchid (bird-like creatures as tall as giraffes, with wing spans of up to 12m).