Queens
S1 E5 - Mountain Queens
A gelada monkey and an Ethiopian wolf fight for their families and their legacy in a world of ancient Ethiopian mountain peaks.
Cast: Angela Bassett
Season 1 (7 Episodes)
Episode 1E1 - African Queens
S1 E1 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
In the towering walls of Tanzania’s Ngorongoro crater, the sisters of a lion pride clash with a hyena clan ruled by an all-powerful queen.
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Episode 2E2 - Rainforest Queens
S1 E2 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
In the Congo Forest, a young bonobo must leave behind everything she knows to find her place in a world where friendship means survival.
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Episode 3E3 - Tiny Jungle Queens
S1 E3 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
Under the rainforest canopy two tiny insect queens build their empires. One through great sacrifice, the other betrayal.
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Episode 4E4 - Savanna Queens
S1 E4 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
A baby is born into the ultimate animal sisterhood
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S1 E5 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
A gelada monkey and an Ethiopian wolf fight for their families and their legacy in a world of ancient Ethiopian mountain peaks.
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Episode 6E6 - Coastal Queens
S1 E6 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
An orca family’s success relies on the experience of their sixty-year-old matriarch
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Episode 7E7 - Behind the Queens
S1 E7 | 4 Languages | Animals & Nature, Documentary | U/A 7+
A celebration of the extraordinary women filmmakers and game changing conservationists behind the Queens series.
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Cast & Crew
Angela Bassett
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