The original Planet Earth broke the mould for nature documentaries back in 2006 and spawned a long-running franchise across different broadcasters that always has a bit of Attenborough and a lot of beautiful footage. Planet Earth III comes after a glut of them and breaks the once-a-decade pattern, for that it feels like the weakest of the three Earths for me and has a tendency to lapse into predictable and unconvincing animal storytelling (will this tragic lost baby survive? Will this plucky prey escape? Etc etc). That's not to say it's not rammed with memorable and beautiful moments and the "heroes" segment is far less toothless than I'd imagined. Perhaps I have planet fatigue, but I would have happily waited until 2026 for this third edition.
Review of Planet Earth III
