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Katavi Africa's Fallen Paradise

Katavi Africa's Fallen Paradise

2025•8.0/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
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
Region US · Lang EN
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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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