8.257 minSeason 2 • Episode 4
LatestWith the emergence of a young rival, a spotted hyena queen struggles to keep her grip on power – while also trying to raise a family – on Zambia’s vast and unforgiving Liuwa Plain grasslands.
Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.
Cinematography
Four years of footage for ten minutes of chaos.
Score
Hans Zimmer makes a penguin waddle feel biblical.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The tiger episode took 300 days of filming to capture just 23 minutes of usable footage. The crew nearly died from malaria twice.
The 'Dynasties' format revolutionized nature docs by focusing on individual animal 'characters'—a controversial choice that anthropomorphized wildlife for emotional impact.
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