Katavi Africa's Fallen Paradise

Katavi Africa's Fallen Paradise

2025•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)

An extreme weather event hits Katavi, sparking conflict and alliances among hippos, crocodiles, and lions as they struggle for survival.

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Production

Terra Mater Studios, Shibumi Films, The WNET Group

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 2, 2025

Last Aired

April 16, 2025

Networks

PBS

Created By

Owen Prümm

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Sanctuary

E1

Sanctuary

Air date: 2025-04-02

Rains in Tanzania's Katavi National Park have stopped much earlier than usual. Lions, hippos and crocodiles jostle in preparation for extreme drought

Purgatory

E2

Purgatory

Air date: 2025-04-09

Drought-stricken Katavi becomes chaotic as hippos fight to the death, a rogue lion hunts a family of cubs, and fire and ash sweep across the land

Salvation

E3

Salvation

Air date: 2025-04-16

Katavi gets more hellish by the day. Just when everything is at breaking point, the rains finally return, bringing floods of biblical proportion

Cast

Nimmy March

Nimmy March

Narrator (voice)

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