A brand new sequence by Steven Spielberg starring Morgan Freeman has arrived on Netflix. The Dinosaurs is an American tv nature documentary miniseries produced by Amblin Documentaries and Silverback Films.
Executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Morgan Freeman, the four-part sequence explores the historical past of “nature’s greatest empire”, dinosaurs, from their look within the Triassic interval to their demise within the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction occasion. A religious successor to Life on Our Planet, the sequence was launched on Netflix on March 6, 2026. It has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating based mostly on six evaluations. Reviewers mentioned it was “viscerally, vividly real”, with “outstanding” visuals and sound design. Another mentioned that “anyone interested in the latest scientific knowledge on the history and development of life on Earth will enjoy it”.
One mentioned that the sequence has a “solid narrative arc, spectacular CGI and the inimitable voice of Morgan Freeman” to information viewers by 140 million years of historical past.
The Guardian’s three-star evaluate mentioned the sequence boasts visible results that “look similar to footage of Earth today”. It mentioned the geology and meteorology are “powerfully rendered”, whereas the dinosaurs are “only a notch below the very best photorealist simulations we have seen”.
The newspaper notes the narration from Freeman, saying the “reliable provider of grand Hollywood vibes” offers “gravelly folk-tale delivery” that’s “starting to slide into self-parody”.
A reviewer on the r/Dinonsaur Reddit mentioned: “I really enjoy the scenes being struck together by a ‘plot’ of the development of dinosaurs. I really like the animation in most scenes. Very birdlike and lifelike movement of heads and eyes and such.”
Life on Our Planet was additionally launched on Netflix and produced by Amblin Television and Silverback Films, executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Morgan Freeman.
The sequence focuses on the evolutionary historical past of advanced life on Earth. Upon its launch, the sequence acquired typically combined evaluations, with reward for its visible results, cinematography, soundtrack and scale.
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