TV series
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
2018, English, on BBC Two.
According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. About 2% of the DNA of most people is of Neanderthal origin—and it continues to affect us today. Ella Al-Shamahi enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, and a group of experts to investigate Neanderthals.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 2018
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Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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Latest episode
S1 E2: Episode 2
Aired 20 May 2018
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 13 May 2018
- Last aired
- 20 May 2018
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
- Rated
- TV-PG
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Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors: quick answers
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Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors has 1 season and 2 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors finished?
Yes. Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors ended in 2018, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors on?
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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