Welcome to Earth | |
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Genre | Docuseries |
Presented by | Will Smith |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
Ari Handel Darren Aronofsky Jane Root |
Production locations | United Kingdom United States |
Production companies |
Nutopia Westbrook Studios Protozoa Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Disney+ |
Release | December 8, 2021 |
Welcome to Earth is a television series that follows actor Will Smith, as he sets out to offer an insight into some of the world's most remote and uncharted locations. The program debuted as a Disney+ Original on the 8th December 2021, under the National Geographic banner, with all six episodes airing at once. [1]
Will Smith is guided by experienced National Geographic Explorers, traveling to places such as remote islands in the Pacific, to the Namib Desert. [2]
After filming One Strange Rock, National Geographic suggested Will Smith to become the narrator of a new television program. [3] Welcome to Earth was filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic. [3] The program was produced for Disney+ by Nutopia, Westbrook Studios and Protozoa Pictures.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Silent Roar" | December 8, 2021 |
2 | "Descent Into Darkness" | December 8, 2021 |
3 | "Mind of the Swarm" | December 8, 2021 |
4 | "Power of Scent" | December 8, 2021 |
5 | "Speed of Life" | December 8, 2021 |
6 | "Beyond Fear" | December 8, 2021 |
The program premiered on Disney+ on December 8, 2021. [4]
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of the program holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.00/10. [5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100 based on 50 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | LifeArt Festival | Festival Selection | Welcome to Earth | Won | [7] |
2022 | Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical Documentary | Jay Price, Rob Price, Tom Foster, Stuart Bagshaw, Ruth Sullivan, Ben Smithers | Nominated | [8] |