The Americas

8/7c
Sundays

Reality Series

2025

TVPG

Documentary

Nature

Animals

Tom Hanks explores the amazing wildlife living in their natural habitats across the largest landmass on Earth.

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Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks Narrator

Mike Gunton Executive Producer

⨁Full Cast & Crew

Where to Stream

2025– Reality Series 1 Season12 Episodes

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Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Sunday, April 27

7:00 PM

The Caribbean

Season 1 • Episode 8

The Caribbean, where sailfish hunt with speed, millions of red crabs migrate to the sea and more.

Sunday, April 27

8:00 PM

The West Coast

Season 1 • Episode 9

The West Coast, where wolves scour shorelines, sea otters dive through surf and more.

Sunday, May 4

7:00 PM

The Making of The Americas

Season 1 •

Tom Hanks and the crew reveal the fascinating, never told story of how they made "The Americas."

Sunday, May 4

8:00 PM

Patagonia

Season 1 • Episode 10

Patagonia, where pumas hunt in snowy mountains, rockhopper penguins brave the waves and more.

Matt Roush says...

Kudos to NBC for this breathtaking return to nature programming on commercial broadcast TV, cited as the most-watched nature documentary on linear TV in more than 15 years. For two months, millions of viewers have watched enthralled at the flora, fauna and marine life of the great American continents. But how did they do it? A special hour, once again narrated by Tom Hanks, goes behind the scenes with filmmakers who spent over five years and 180 expeditions to capture the stunning footage with cutting-edge cinematography.