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Welcome to Earth

2021 Ended 44m episodes

7.6/10 431 votes

Documentary

Will Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the world to get up close and personal with the weirdest, most unusual, dangerous and thrilling spectacles of the planet.

Cast:: Will Smith, Dwayne Fields, Erik Weihenmayer, Cody Richardson
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, United States of America
Network:: Disney+

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.0

The Silent Roar

2021-12-08 · 44m

On a remote island in the Pacific, Will Smith descends into the heart of an active volcano to investigate sounds beyond human hearing. Will discovers that everything on our planet creates its own unique sound—even if we can’t always hear it.

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E02

Episode 2

Descent into Darkness

2021-12-08 · 39m

In a deep-water submersible, Will Smith descends 3,300 feet to the bottom of the ocean, where even fewer people have gone than outer space. Along the way down, Will and explorer Diva Amon investigate how color is used in the natural world.

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E03

Episode 3

Mind of the Swarm

2021-12-08 · 40m

Thirty years ago, Will Smith was mesmerized by a photo of the incredible wildebeest migration across the Serengeti in a National Geographic magazine. Now he visits those same wildebeests and discovers an amazing survival strategy.

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Episode 4

★ 10.0

Power of Scent

2021-12-08 · 37m

On the trail of tiger sharks in the Pacific, Will explores the power of smell. For humans, the sense of smell triggers deep memories and emotions, but it has an even more vital function in the animal world.

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Episode 5

Speed of Life

2021-12-08 · 36m

Will explores the Namibia Desert, where both the landscape and time seem to have stood still for over 50 million years. Will discovers that humans can only see a small sliver of what’s moving around us because everything on the planet is happening either too fast or too slow for us to perceive.

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