Twenty-five years after it first stomped across our TV screens, the iconic Walking with Dinosaurs returns in a major new BBC Studios production for BBC and PBS, co-produced with ZDF and France Télévisions.
Walking with Dinosaurs airs Wednesdays, June 25-July 30 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app.
This six-part series will take you on a unique journey back through time, revealing the incredible life stories of these long-lost giants.
In an exciting reimagining of one of the BBC’s best loved factual shows, each episode of Walking with Dinosaurs will tell the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by the world’s leading dinosaur hunters. Thanks to cutting-edge science, experts can reveal how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before. As the dinosaur’s bones emerge from the ground, the series will bring these prehistoric stories to life with state-of-the-art visual effects – making each episode a gripping dinosaur drama based on the very latest evidence. Across the six episodes, audiences will meet a range of spectacular dinosaur species in an array of prehistoric landscapes. These include a Spinosaurus – the largest carnivorous dinosaur to ever walk the earth – roaming the rivers of ancient Morocco; a youthful Triceratops battling a ravenous T. rex in North America; and a lonely giant Lusotitan risking it all for a love in Portugal. There’s never been a better time to travel back to the prehistoric times.
Around 50 new species are being identified every year, and science is revealing extraordinary new details about dinosaur biology and behavior. Across the globe, hundreds of dinosaur experts are currently scouring the wilds for new dig sites, and this series has exclusive access to some of the very best.
Episode titles + air dates:
6/25 The Orphan An orphaned baby Triceratops must outwit a deadly T. Rex. Can she survive?
7/2 The River Dragon A Spinosaurus struggles to keep his family alive in the deadliest place in Earth’s history.
7/9 Band of Brothers Follow a gang of armored dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by ferocious raptors
7/16 The Pack A young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. Rex, earns her place in a fierce hunting pack.
7/23 The Journey North Travel back in time to the dangerous journey of the Pachyrhinosaurus, where survival is at stake.
7/30 Island of Giants Discover the story of Lusotitan, one of the largest dinosaurs ever.
Photo: A PACHYRHINOSAURUS mom and baby
Credit: BBC Studios