When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren

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202143m

Helen Mirren narrates this comedy series that looks at the lighter side of the natural world.

Production

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Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2021

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1. Let's Begin at the Beginning

Helen Mirren narrates a documentary examination of the animal kingdom, featuring a supermodel lemur, a thousand-year-old fairy fish trying to find someone in 2021 who wants to make a wish, the new hit game show “Wolf or Rock” and a crab who writes erotic fiction.

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2. Sup?

Featuring a field mouse who is killing it with non-fungible tokens, a divorced bear gym teacher whose students have heard gossip about his private life, a dragonfly movie star who can’t take direction and a beetle named Tony with anger management issues.

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3. Dastardly Death Gunk Stuff

An otter mom has a few too many on her first night out after having a baby; a bear and monkey attempt to get out of an escape room; a socially awkward turkey struggles to fit in at a party; a ground squirrel has a terrible secret.

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4. A Partial In-Ground Pool

A judgmental flamingo; a groundhog who thinks a snake is his friend Steve; words of wisdom from Matthew McOtterhey; a searing Mantis love triangle

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5. My Jingle Balls

A rabbit attacks a water buffalo; a celebrity bear tries to answer interview questions while eating increasingly prickly cacti; a falcon wearing yoga pants.

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6. Nature's Justice

A deer who can't stop dropping her famous friends' names; a clown fish who has been cheating with her tennis instructor; a pit-fighting owl called "The Pit Fighter"; a deep examination revealing the plural of moose.

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7. Uncle Antelope’s Truth Bombs

Animals stuck on a never-ending video call; etiquette lessons for elephants; a squirrel that hosts a home-shopping program is stalked by a deranged viewer; a searing expose on lizards that horde.

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8. The Burger Hole

Penguins doing CrossFit; Janice Rams fighting over a hummus recipe; a nearsighted eagle reports on the traffic; unpopular wolf opinions.

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9. The Optimistic Mosquito

A mosquito that wants to do good in the world; a chipmunk that over-packed trying to outsmart the TSA; an old wild boar looking for love; anaconda ASMR.

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10. Omen Cat

Hippos that solve crimes ripped from the headlines; a cheetah haunted by everyone it ever ate; a snake celebrates its 30th birthday alone; a creepy looking cat.

Cast

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Helen Mirren

Narrator (voice)

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