Summary
The special takes viewers deep into prehistoric waters to explore the ancient ancestors of today's sharks. Using animation, the episode highlights some of the most feared prehistoric ocean creatures, including the Dunkleosteus, the buzzsaw shark (Helicoprion), and the scissor-toothed shark (Edestus).
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Audiences 44GoodWatch 51
Letterboxd · 216 ratings2.6/5
IMDb3.5
Running time
42 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −54 min on the typical 96
typical 9642Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 54 countries
+44Released
2026
July 28, 2026
This year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
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