The Future Is Wild Season 1 • TV Show

The Future Is Wild is marked as an ended series, with its final episode airing on June 25, 2002. At this time there are no new seasons or episodes announced, so the release radar for this show is effectively closed unless a revival or spin-off is announced. When the next release does arrive, it is expected to carry the same content rating of 6 (AT), which can influence when it airs on different providers and platforms.
Watch the main official trailer for The Future Is Wild in one place. Most of these clips were released around June 2014, capturing the show at its peak marketing push. Use the carousel to sample the show's visual style, story hooks and production quality before you dive into full episodes.


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200 MILLION YEARS IN THE FUTURE. The Future Is Wild was a 2002 thirteen-part documentary television miniseries. Based on research and interviews with several scientists, the miniseries shows how life could evolve in the future if Homo sapiens left the earth. The version broadcast on the Discovery Channel modified this premise, supposing instead that the human race had completely abandoned the Earth and had sent back probes to examine the progress of life on the planet. The show took the form of a nature documentary. The miniseries was released with a companion book written by geologist Dougal Dixon, the author of several "anthropologies and zoologies of the future", in conjunction with natural history television producer John Adams. For a time in 2005, a theme park based on this program was opened in Japan. In 2008 a special on the Discovery Channel about the development of the video game Spore was combined with airings of The Future Is Wild. A film version of the series was picked up by Warner Bros. It blends documentary elements. The series reflects a distinct CA, US and GB style and perspective. The story is shaped by its creator, Pierre de Lespinois.