‍WATER HOLE

On the great savannah of southern Africa, the dry season is tightening its grip on a small watering hole. Here, a group of gladiators – big and small – are being drawn into dangerous proximity. Lions and elephants vie for territorial supremacy, whilst a honey badger engages in a dangerous battle with a venomous scorpion and puff adder. All the while, a group of marauding Matabele ants plots an audacious raid on a termite mound. As the days get hotter and drier, conflict becomes inevitable. There will be winners and losers. But who will prevail in the battle of the bushveldt?

WILD COAST

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the animals here are like nowhere else on Earth. Evolution has transformed them into freaks of nature…and the wiliest gladiators on the planet. But life here is getting tougher - the continent is becoming hotter and drier and ravaged by bushfires. Each December when the summer heat arrives, it’s fight or die! We follow a new generation of gladiators as they learn the tricks to adapt to this extreme arena. As conditions worsen, these animals must gather resources fast if they are to ensure their survival.

JUNGLE RIVER

Across the tropical Americas, a dense and vibrant jungle dominates. Here, a group of young gladiators are looking to earn their stripes. As the changing season heralds a brief respite from the tropical deluge, they make their play in this jungle arena. To retain his supremacy, secure a female and protect his young, poison dart frog will fight to the bitter end. Jaguar and caiman tussle for territory and to be crowned the ultimate king of the jungle; whilst a coati matriarch must fight to protect her band of sisters as they battle for the jungle’s ripest fruit; forcing them right into the path of the jungle’s most iconic arachnid; tarantula.

TIDELANDS

In America’s far North, shrouded by forests and encircled by jagged peaks, lies a tidal arena of rivers, marshes and shorelines.  The animals here are the ultimate fighters. They are nature’s elites and battle-hardened warriors. The tidelands they rule are gripped by snow and ice for over half the year. But when spring arrives, nature provides in abundance. In this brief window of fair weather, these wise, old, animal gladiators go on the offensive to seize what they can. Their opportunities are fleeting, so as the clock runs down on this time of plenty, it’s do or die.