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Human Worlds
S1 E5 Length 55:55 Premiere Date 08/03/22

Desert Worlds
S1 E4 Length 55:55 Premiere Date 07/27/22

Seasonal Worlds
S1 E3 Length 55:55 Premiere Date 07/20/22

Water Worlds
S1 E2 Length 55:55 Premiere Date 07/13/22

Tropical Worlds
S1 E1 Length 55:54 Premiere Date 07/06/22

How Saguaro Cacti Store 1000 Gallons of Water
Clip Length 02:09 Premiere Date 07/27/22

The 12,000-year-old Plant that Barely Grows
Clip Length 02:00 Premiere Date 07/27/22

Why Elephants Eat the Baobab Tree
Clip Length 02:38 Premiere Date 07/27/22

The Plant that Makes Its Home on a Cactus
Clip Length 03:16 Premiere Date 07/27/22

The Green Planet - Teaser
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/06/22

Official Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/06/22

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Seasonal Worlds - S1 E3

Sir David Attenborough reveals the surprising and dramatic effects of the four seasons on plant life. To survive the challenges each season presents, plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering.

  • Sunday April 19, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday April 19, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2
  • Tuesday April 21, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday April 21, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2

Desert Worlds - S1 E4

Plants can spend decades waiting for rain or travel to find it in the hostile world of the desert. Survival tactics include using weapons, camouflage and forming surprising alliances with animals.

  • Sunday April 26, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday April 26, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2
  • Tuesday April 28, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday April 28, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2

Human Worlds - S1 E5

David Attenborough reveals how humans are helping plants, many of which face extinction, including projects in Africa and rebuilding a Brazilian rainforest tree by tree.

  • Sunday May 3, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday May 3, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2
  • Tuesday May 5, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday May 5, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2
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Water Worlds - S1 E2

  • Tuesday April 14, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday April 14, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2
  • Sunday April 12, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday April 12, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2

Tropical Worlds - S1 E1

  • Tuesday April 7, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday April 7, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2
  • Sunday April 5, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday April 5, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2
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