A new series scored 100 per cent on a review site and is at number one on Netflix. It is a four-part documentary called The Dinosaurs. Actor Morgan Freeman narrated it. Director Steven Spielberg is the executive producer. He used 50 experts on prehistory to help make the show. They recreated what life on Earth looked like 235 million years ago. The series shows us how the earliest dinosaurs developed, survived for millions of years, and became extinct.
The designers used CGI to create the ancient continent of Pangea. This was a giant land mass that slowly broke up to make the continents of today. The designers also made volcanoes, floods, and the dinosaurs. The series starts with the birth of the dinosaurs. It ends with the enormous T. rex. Freeman calls this "the most iconic dinosaur of all time". It also shows the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs.
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Sources- https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/03/09/netflixs-new-no-1-show-has-a-perfect-100-rotten-tomatoes-score/
- https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/06/the-dinosaurs-review-morgan-freemans-narration-is-so-soothing-you-could-use-this-as-a-relaxation-aid
- https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/netflix-show-based-extinct-creatures-044000479.html
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