Director: Sarah-Jane Walsh
From the wind-scoured plains of the Gobi to the coral reefs off the Indian Ocean, this 2024 wildlife documentary miniseries turns its cameras on the world's largest and most varied continent.
What is Asia about?
Filmed across multiple countries and seasons, the series moves between six sharply different habitats: the frozen tundra of Siberia, the dense rainforest canopy of Borneo, the high deserts of Mongolia, and the warm waters surrounding Southeast Asia. Along the way it follows predators tracking prey across open plains, migratory herds crossing mountain passes, and marine creatures navigating reef systems that camera crews rarely reach. Each episode is built around a single ecosystem, using long-lens photography and patient observation to record behavior that has gone largely undocumented until now, from courtship rituals timed to the seasons to journeys shaped by extreme weather and shifting food supply.
Cast & crew
David Attenborough provides the narration that threads the six episodes together, a role he has filled on numerous nature productions over several decades, lending a familiar and steady voice to unfamiliar landscapes. Director Sarah-Jane Walsh oversees the overall structure, coordinating footage gathered by multiple field teams working in remote and often difficult terrain across the continent's different climate zones, from polar cold to tropical humidity.
Context & significance
The series sits within a long-running tradition of big-budget nature documentaries that pair cinematic visuals with a single guiding voice, a format that has proven durable on television for decades and continues to draw large audiences worldwide. Its multi-country production, backed by broadcasters in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, reflects the scale required to cover a landmass that stretches from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforest within one continuous story, with rating aggregators placing it among the more highly regarded entries in the genre.
Where & how to watch
The series streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles available, letting viewers choose how they prefer to watch. The film page itself is free to read without signing in, and only a K-Time account and login are needed to start watching once you're ready.