Watch Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors

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2018
1 Season
7.1 (132)

Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors is a fascinating documentary series that takes an in-depth look at our ancient human ancestors, the Neanderthals. Hosted by Ella Al-Shamahi, an evolutionary biologist, and featuring voiceover work from actors Nick Kellington, Cecily Fay, and Andy Serkis, this show is a mix of scientific analysis and storytelling that brings the Neanderthals to life like never before.

The series consists of three episodes, each focusing on a different aspect of Neanderthal life. The first episode, "Survival," explores how Neanderthals were able to adapt and thrive in their environment during the Ice Age. Through a combination of reconstructed environments and cutting-edge technology, the show offers a vivid picture of what life was like for these early humans as they tackled everything from harsh climates to dangerous predators.

The second episode, "War," delves into the darker side of Neanderthal existence

Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors is a series that ran for 1 seasons (2 episodes) between May 13, 2018 and on PBS

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Seasons

2. Episode 2

May 20, 2018

In this episode, Ella Al-Shamahi explores the fate of the Neanderthals - asking why they became extinct, and discovering how they live on inside of us today. The programme starts in the caves of Gibraltar, which may have been the last place the Neanderthals survived. Discoveries here have shown the Neanderthals lived a good life - feasting on seafood and wild game. These were a people who were supremely well adapted to their environment. But about 40,000 years ago they disappeared. Why?

1. Episode 1

May 13, 2018

This first episode of the series investigates what Neanderthals looked like and how they lived in their Ice Age world. It turns out that almost everything we thought we knew about them is wrong. They weren't hunched, grunting, knuckle-dragging ape-men at all. In reality they were faster, smarter, better looking - and much more like us than we ever thought. Our guide is Ella Al-Shamahi, a young, British, rising star in Neanderthal research, with an unusual side-line as a stand-up comic. She enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the global movie star and master of performance capture, best known as Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Caesar in Planet of the Apes, who uses his Hollywood magic to create for the first time ever a scientifically accurate, 3D working avatar of a real Neanderthal.

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Where to Watch Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors

Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors is available for streaming on the PBS website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors on demand at Amazon Prime and Amazon.