

Blue Planet II
2017-10-29 · 60 min / episode · ★ 8.6
There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.
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- BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, WDR, France Télévisions, CCTV
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- China, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
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