Netflix is taking us back, not a few decades but millions of years to the era of dinosaurs. The streamer has revealed its official trailer, key art, and release date for the upcoming documentary series The Dinosaurs.
The poster features a monstrously huge dino mouth about to swallow a shark whole, and the trailer gives viewers a glimpse of exactly that in action, while narrator Morgan Freeman tells us: “This is the story of the dinosaurs.” Intense stuff! The sneak peek also gives viewers a look at many different types of animals sharing the world with dinosaurs, as well as several different types of dinos themselves.
Take an epic journey into a lost world in THE DINOSAURS, a new documentary series narrated by Morgan Freeman, premiering March 6.
— Netflix (@netflix) February 5, 2026
From executive producer Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, and the award-winning team behind Life on Our Planet. pic.twitter.com/Dv5LC07n1F
The series, which will consist of four hour-long episodes, is narrated by none other than one of the smoothest voices in Hollywood: Morgan Freeman. Plus, the legendary Steven Spielberg is producing the series, so there’s already two great reasons to watch.
Alongside the other details, Netflix also revealed the show’s logline: “Welcome to The Dinosaurs – an epic journey into a lost world. From executive producer Steven Spielberg, Amblin Documentaries, and the award‑winning team behind Life on Our Planet, this groundbreaking documentary series follows the rise and fall of the dinosaurs across hundreds of millions of years.”
Dan Tapster, Keith Scholey, and Alastair Fothergill will serve as co-showrunners, with Nick Shoolingin-Jordan directing the series and Lorne Balfe serving as composer. Industrial Light & Magic is also behind the visual effects and animation in the series.
The Dinosaurs is set to premiere on Netflix on March 6.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
