Welcome to Earth (TV program)

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Welcome to Earth
GenreDocuseries
Presented by Will Smith
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers Ari Handel
Darren Aronofsky
Jane Root
Production locationsUnited Kingdom
United States
Production companies Nutopia
Westbrook Studios
Protozoa Pictures
Original release
Network Disney+
ReleaseDecember 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)

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] The title is a reference to a line of dialog spoken by Smith as the character, Captain Steven Hiller, in the film Independence Day .

Contents

Premise

Will Smith is guided by experienced National Geographic Explorers, traveling to places such as remote islands in the Pacific, to the Namib Desert. [2]

Production

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.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Silent Roar"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
2"Descent Into Darkness"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
3"Mind of the Swarm"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
4"Power of Scent"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
5"Speed of Life"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
6"Beyond Fear"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)

Release

The program premiered on Disney+ on December 8, 2021. [4]

Reception

Critical response

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]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2021LifeArt FestivalFestival SelectionWelcome to EarthWon [7]
2022 Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical DocumentaryJay Price, Rob Price, Tom Foster, Stuart Bagshaw, Ruth Sullivan, Ben SmithersNominated [8]

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