11 Best Nature Documentaries on Netflix Streaming

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3. The Blue Planet

Site Score: 10, IMDb Score 8; Overall Score: 18 points
Directed by N/A
Year: 2001

Five years in the making and filming on almost 200 locations worldwide, The Blue Planets depicts various aspects of marine life. If world oceans are something you are even remotely interested in, this show is a must see. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, it consists of eight episodes, 50 minutes each. The series feature heavy use of submersibles to film some amazing scenery deep under the surface, like descending 1,000 meters following a sperm whale as he feeds. The Blue Planet won several awards, Emmys, and BAFTAs among them, for music and cinematography.

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