Tiny World

Tiny World is an English nature documentary television series created by Tom Hugh-Jones, and narrated by Paul Rudd. The series premiered on October 2, 2020 on Apple TV+, with a second season premiering on April 16, 2021.^[1][2]

Tiny World
Genre	Nature documentary
Written by	Tom Hugh-Jones
Starring	Paul Rudd
Composers	Benjamin wallfisch and Chris Egan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Martha Holmes Tom Hugh-Jones Grant Mansfield
Producer	Paul Rudd
Cinematography	Simon De Glanville
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Plimsoll Productions
Original release
Network	Apple TV+
Release	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02) – April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)

Premise

Tiny World "showcases nature’s lesser-known tiny heroes. Spotlighting small creatures and the extraordinary things they do to survive, each episode is filled with surprising stories and spectacular cinematography."^[3]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	6		October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
2	6[2]		April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)[2]

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [4]	Directed by	Original release date [5]
1	1	"Savannah"	Sam Hume	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Discover how incredible little animals of the African savannah survive as the largest migration on Earth barrels their way. Scenes: Elephant shrew. Dwarf mongoose. Mound-building termites. Hornbills. Baboon spider. tadpole shrimp. dung beetles. crowned plover. Giraffes feed on Acacia leaves. An army of acacia ants "swarm to the rescue." (Symbiosis#Acacia ants and acacias.) Warthogs and mongeese. Oxpeckers. Agama (lizard).
2	2	"Jungle"	Robert Wilcox	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
There are countless tiny animals living in a giant jungle tree. See how they cope when their world comes crashing down. Scenes: A strawberry dart frog in a jungle in South America. The pygmy marmoset as the "smallest monkey in the world." Howler monkeys. Agouti. Fire-bellied ground snake. Leafcutter ants. Green hermit (a hummingbird) feeding on Heliconia. The green hermit has a long curved bill. A margay "is only slightly bigger than a housecat." velvet worms. orchid bees.
3	3	"Island"	Andrew Moorwood	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
When hurricane season hits the Caribbean, some of the planet's smallest animals fight to survive the most powerful storms on Earth. Scenes: Cuban bee hummingbird. Thread snake. Dwarf gecko. Anolis (lizard). Hutias. Iguanas. Sandhoppers. tri-tri goby. Jamaican montane crab (Sesarma jarvisi ) "is the size of a sugar cube." Coquí frogs. Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
4	4	"Outback"	Lucy Wells	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Australia's gumtree forests are full of fantastical little creatures, but it's only a matter of time before their homes go up in flames. Scenes: Sugar glider. Rainbow lorikeet. Lace monitor. Frilled lizard. Echidna. mad hatterpillar. thorny devil. peacock spider. psyllids Burton's legless lizard and the golden-tailed gecko.
5	5	"Woodland"	Ed Watkins	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
A chipmunk hustles to make it through a year in the forest, while a host of other incredible tiny animals seize every opportunity.
6	6	"Garden"	Alex Ranken	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Explore the world of small wonders and miniature heroes that live beneath your feet in the backyard.

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [4]	Directed by	Original release date
7	1	"Meadow"	Matt Richards	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
An adorable harvest mouse, queen bumblebee, and other little critters race to make the most of summer before their home is harvested for hay.
8	2	"Desert"	Victoria Webb	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Tiny creatures, like a ground squirrel pup, must learn how the cacti that cover their home can help them survive a long, hot, dangerous summer.
9	3	"Pond"	David Johnson	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
From ducklings to dragonflies, all sorts of tiny wonders live in freshwater but when you're a small animal in a big pound, life is full of danger.
10	4	"Rainforest"	Alex Ranken	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Journey to Madagascar to discover the extraordinary superpowers that little creatures must use to survive in the mysterious rainforest.
11	5	"Reef"	Sophie Morgan	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Explore an underwater world of incredible creatures as the tiny residents of a coral reef prepare for the most important night of the year.
12	6	"Dune"	John Capener	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Life in the shifting sands of the Namib desert is so extreme it has forced small creatures to evolve extraordinary powers to help them triumph.

Production

Tiny World creator Tom Hugh-Jones says filming took about one year, but if all filming days were added up, it would total nearly 10 years of shooting to capture nearly 200 species of small animals. Altogether, they filmed about 3160 hours of footage with around 20 teams at different locations around the world.^[6][7][8]

The idea to have Paul Rudd narrate Tiny World came from his recent role as Ant-Man.^[6]

Critical reception

Tiny World has been universally acclaimed. Decider said, "the spectacular cinematography on Tiny World is more than enough to tune in, but the storytelling and Paul Rudd’s narration support the cinematography well."^[9] TV Insider called the series "visually captivating". saying it "will convince you to look closer at the world's more minute inhabitants."^[10]