Queens

Synopsis

In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders in the animal world. These queens are sisters, single mothers, grandmothers. This documentary series tells their stories of resilience, strength, love and loss for the first time.

First Air Date: 2024-03-04

Last Air Date: 2024-03-11

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 7

Networks: National Geographic

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Top Cast

Angela Bassett as Narrator (voice)
Faith Musembi as Self
Sophie Darlington as Self
Justine Evans as Self
Sharon Nankinyi as Self
Tania Escobar as Self

Seasons

Miniseries (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: African Queens (2024-03-04)

In the towering walls of Tanzania's Ngorongoro crater, the sisters of a lion pride clash with a hyena clan ruled by an all-powerful queen.
Ep. 2: Rainforest Queens (2024-03-04)

In the Congo Forest, a young bonobo must leave behind everything she knows to find her place in a world where friendship means survival.
Ep. 3: Tiny Jungle Queens (2024-03-04)

Under the rainforest canopy two tiny insect queens build their empires. One through great sacrifice, the other betrayal.
Ep. 4: Savanna Queens (2024-03-11)

A baby is born into the ultimate animal sisterhood; a family of elephants. She will need all their experience and protection if she is to survive.
Ep. 5: Mountain Queens (2024-03-11)

A gelada monkey and an Ethiopian wolf fight for their families and their legacy in a world of ancient Ethiopian mountain peaks.
Ep. 6: Coastal Queens (2024-03-11)

An orca family's success relies on the experience of their sixty-year-old matriarch; while a first-time bear mother must raise her three cubs alone.
Ep. 7: Behind the Queens (2024-03-11)

A celebration of the extraordinary women filmmakers and game changing conservationists behind the Queens series.