Secrets of the Whales
2021 · Miniseries · TV-PG · 45 min · ★ 7.8 · 84% critics
This nature series takes you into the world of whales, exploring how different species communicate and live in complex social groups. Using new science and technology, it follows moments of bonding, learning across generations, and the ways these animals respond to loss within their communities.
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Streaming on Disney+.
3 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-04-22
- Network
- Disney+
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (26 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like immersive, emotional wildlife stories like Our Planet, with a focus on animal relationships and behavior; Not for you if you want fast pacing, constant action, or light viewing.
Pros: intimate whale behavior; fascinating communication; emotional family moments | Cons: heavy themes of loss; slow, observational pace; limited human drama
Themes
- sea
- language and communication
- whale
- wildlife
- social structures
- life challenges
- nature documentary
- marine life
- animal life
- animal behaviour
- behavioral biology
- social behavior
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Sigourney Weaver
as Self - Narrator (voice)
James Cameron
as Self
- BS
Brian Skerry
as Self
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
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