# Parenthood (2025)

> David Attenborough narrates a five-episode BBC wildlife documentary that follows animals through the trials of raising their young.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/162609

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 5
- Episode runtime: 57 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary
- Network: BBC One
- Cast: David Attenborough
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37812678/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: reverent, awe-inspiring, warm, tense, intimate

## Synopsis

Parenthood (2025) is a British nature documentary miniseries presented by David Attenborough for BBC One. Across five episodes of roughly fifty-seven minutes each, Attenborough narrates the wildlife footage as animals take on an epic challenge: raising their young. The engine of each episode is a sequence of concrete trials, from a lion cub struggling to stay alive to parents searching for food, shelter and safety while the young depend on them. Rather than a single protagonist, the series follows different species, and its drama comes from patience, danger and the unforgiving rhythm of the natural world. The tone is warm, reverent and quietly awed, with moments of tension when predators and harsh conditions close in. Its survival stories are built around the sacrifices parents make, giving the series an emotional pull that rewards viewers who enjoy family-centred natural history. Fans of Planet Earth II, Our Planet and The Life of Mammals will find the same blend of spectacular photography and intimate animal drama, all presented as a single, self-contained miniseries.

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