39 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestA celebration of the extraordinary women filmmakers and game changing conservationists behind the Queens series.
In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders in the animal world. These queens are sisters, single mothers, grandmothers. This documentary series tells their stories of resilience, strength, love and loss for the first time.
Acting
Angela Bassett's voice could command armies
Cinematography
Spy cams in termite mounds — unhinged dedication
Score
Music slaps harder than most Oscar bait
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'spy cameras' are actually animatronic animals built over 18 months — that termite mound cam took 4 tries.
Released amid 2024's 'feminist nature doc' boom, this directly responds to decades of male-dominated wildlife narratives — even the crew was 70% women.
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