Is The Americas New Tonight? (Sunday, March 2)
Get ready for more back-to-back episodes of the breathtaking nature series narrated by Tom Hanks!
Are you ready for more back-to-back episodes of The Americas? The stunning nature docuseries narrated by Tom Hanks and scored by Hans Zimmer returns to NBC tonight with a pair of brand-new installments: "The Wild West" (where, among other highlights, bison battle on the plains) and "The Amazon" (where giant otters hunt together).
"A ton of it is ... just me reacting to this footage," Hanks admitted in a recent interview with Today. "There are times where I cannot believe what I am looking at. There is not a moment of artificiality in there. Nothing has been CGI'd ... [You ask yourself], 'How long is someone bent over an eyepiece of a camera, saying, I think the bee is going to land where the other bee is'?"
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Is The Americas New Tonight? (Sunday, March 2)
Yes! Two new episodes of The Americas — "The Wild West" and "The Amazon" — will air on NBC tonight at 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET, respectively, with the latter leading directly into the sophomore installment of Suits LA at 9:00 p.m. ET.
From then on out, the remaining six episodes of The Americas — "The Frozen North,” “The Gulf Coast,” “The Andes,” “The Caribbean,” “The West Coast,” and “Patagonia" — are set to drop one-by-one on Sunday evenings at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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Missed the linear airing? No problem! New episodes of The Americas debut exclusively on Peacock the day after they air. Peacock offers two monthly subscription plans: Premium ($7.99 a month with ads) and Premium Plus ($13.99 a month with no ads and download access for certain titles). If you're a student, you can enjoy the Premium plan for just $1.99 for an entire year!
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What is The Americas about?
Executive-produced by BAFTA-winning wildlife producer Mike Gunton (Life, Planet Earth II, Dynasties), The Americas is described as a docuseries meant to highlight "the wonders, secrets and fragilities of the world’s greatest supercontinent."
"For the first time, the Americas stars in its own incomparable series, using cutting-edge technology to uncover never-before-seen behavior, and highlight the extraordinary, untold wildlife stories that will deeply connect with millions around the world," continues the official synopsis. "Five years in the making and filmed over 180 expeditions, this groundbreaking series reveals the spectacular landscapes of Earth’s most varied landmass — the only one to stretch between both poles. The Americas unprecedented scale and ambition delivers remarkable world firsts; new species, new intimate courtship, dramatic deep sea hunting and some of nature’s strangest stories — even a frog that seems to defy death every day."
