About this season
Adventurer Steve Backshall circumnavigates the planet, tracking down the world's greatest predators as well as some of the earth's deadly forces of nature. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, follow him every step of the way.
Episodes (31)
1. Arctic
Aired 15 October 2013 • 28 min
Steve Backshall begins his global journey at the top of the world when he boards an Arctic icebreaker and goes in search of the Arctic's top predator, the polar bear.
2. Somerset Island
Aired 22 October 2013 • 28 min
Steve and the crew continue on their epic Pole to Pole journey and head south to Somerset Island high in the Canadian Arctic.
3. Alaska
Aired 29 October 2013 • 28 min
Steve and the crew are in Alaska, where Steve abseils into the heart of a glacier, experiencing a cold, harsh and inhospitable world that pushes him to his limits.
4. British Columbia
Aired 5 November 2013 • 28 min
Steve and his Deadly crew travel to the remote west coast of Canada, where they see weird and wonderful deadly critters that are stranger than science fiction.
5. Yellowstone
Aired 12 November 2013 • 28 min
Steve Backshall heads south once more and into Yellowstone national park in the USA. This frozen wonderland is home to the continent's most iconic beasts.
6. North Carolina
Aired 19 November 2013 • 28 min
Steve and his intrepid crew are in the backwoods of North Carolina, USA, in search of the infamous timber rattlesnake.
7. Texas
Aired 26 November 2013 • 28 min
Steve Backshall's journey takes him to Texas, where he lowers himself into the depths of one of the most inhospitable environments on earth.
8. California
Aired 3 December 2013 • 28 min
Steve and the crew make their way to California's Pacific coast for a fun-filled, adrenaline-fuelled ocean adventure.
9. Southern States
Aired 10 December 2013 • 28 min
Steve continues his deadly journey through the southern states of the USA and goes fishin' Texan style, reeling in a seven foot prehistoric monster.
10. Bahamas
Aired 17 December 2013 • 28 min
Steve travels to the tropical islands of the Bahamas for an underwater mission like no other, as he enters one of the deadliest environments on the planet.
11. Hawaii Giants
Aired 17 February 2014 • 28 min
Steve and his intrepid crew hit Hawaii, to encounter fighting humpback whales and the so-called sea devil as well as avoid being roasted on volcanic lava flows.
12. Hawaii Carnivores
Aired 18 February 2014 • 29 min
Steve Backshall journeys to the remote Hawaiian Islands in search of three very different deadly carnivores.
13. Cuba
Aired 19 February 2014 • 29 min
Steve reaches Cuba, a colourful Caribbean island with a secret deadly side, where he must overcome his fears to get in the water with a lethal prehistoric predator.
14. Trinidad
Aired 20 February 2014 • 28 min
Steve is in Trinidad, a Caribbean island packed with deadly critters, where the team track a rare and stunningly beautiful jungle cat, the ocelot.
15. Shark Island
Aired 21 February 2014 • 28 min
Steve and the team travel to Guadalupe Island, 150 miles off the Mexican coast, where Steve swims alongside the planet's top predator - the great white shark.
16. Baja Mexico
Aired 24 February 2014 • 28 min
Steve travels to Baja Mexico, a land of toxic terrors and ocean giants, where the team hop in the saddle and ride horses into the heart of the Mexican desert.
17. Guyana Giants
Aired 25 February 2014 • 29 min
Steve's epic adventure from the top to the bottom of the planet has reached Guyana in South America, a land of jungle giants.
18. Jungle River
Aired 26 February 2014 • 29 min
The Deadly crew embark on a river expedition deep into the unexplored jungles of Guyana, where Steve joins a team of scientists.
19. Brazil
Aired 27 February 2014 • 29 min
Steve Backshall and his team have travelled over 7,000 miles from the start of their pole-to-pole journey, to reach the Pantanal in Brazil.
20. Peru
Aired 28 February 2014 • 29 min
Steve's journey has reached Peru in South America, a challenging environment dominated by the towering Andes mountain range.
21. Patagonia
Aired 13 May 2014 • 28 min
Steve travels to Patagonia, one of only two places on the planet where it is possible to watch killer whales hunting sea lions off the beaches.
22. Falkland Islands
Aired 20 May 2014 • 28 min
Steve travels to the remote and wild Falkland Islands where he meets an animal never before featured on Deadly - the pugnacious and tough rockhopper penguin.
23. Bird Island
Aired 27 May 2014 • 29 min
Steve Backshall arrives on the remote and rugged shores of Bird Island, where he discovers a habitat packed with stunning wildlife.
24. South Georgia
Aired 3 June 2014 • 29 min
Steve and the crew are nearing the end of their epic global adventure as they reach the icy shores of South Georgia, the last stop before Antarctica.
25. Antartica
Aired 10 June 2014 • 29 min
Steve's journey finally comes to an end at the land of extremes - the least inhabited, remotest, highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on the planet.
26. Patagonia
Aired 1 January 2013
Steve travels to Patagonia, a vast wilderness in South America with a wild reputation.
27. Falkland Islands
Aired 1 January 2013
Steve travels to the Falkland Islands, where only the toughest and cleverest predators can survive.
28. Bird Island
Aired 1 January 2013
Steve sets sail for a tiny speck of land known simply as Bird Island.
29. South Georgia
Aired 1 January 2013
Steve and the team are at their penultimate destination on their global adventure, South Georgia.
30. Antarctica
Aired 1 January 2013
Steve and the team reach their final destination, Antarctica.
31. The Wolf
Aired 1 January 2013
Steve travels to a conservation center to come nose to nose with his favorite animal--the wolf.