Dynasties
2018 2 seasons · 9 ep live_tv Documentary China

Dynasties

“The greatest of their kind.”

Dynasties sits in the top 6% of China seriess on this catalog — ranked #57 of 946 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

“The greatest of their kind.”

Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
59
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #57 of 946 China seriess indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Documentary productions specifically: #8 of 52 (top 15%).

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The 2017–2019 China Window

Among 248 China seriess we catalog from this window, Dynasties places #18 — near the top of its class.

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  5. Fights Break Sphere
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    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  6. Burning Ice
    #6

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    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  7. Blue Planet II
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    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dynasties premiered alongside 76 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 76 other China seriess in 2018.

The 637th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (199 seriess).

Audience Engagement

59
Reviews
68th
Review-volume percentile
69th
Popularity percentile

59 audience reviews — more than 68% of China seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 69th percentile among China seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
November 11, 2018
Last Air Date
April 10, 2022
Broadcast Span
3.4 years
Total Episodes
9 across 2 seasons
Format
Documentary
Status
Returning Series
Total Runtime
≈ 7.5 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesBBC America, France Télévisions, Tencent Penguin Pictures, BBC Studios Natural History Unit, China Media Group
Series TypeDocumentary
Seasons / Episodes2 / 9
Release DateNovember 11, 2018
Official Sitewww.bbc.co.uk