The Resurrection Quest
World’s First-ever Documentary Series on De-extinction Explores Humanity’s Bold Bid to Reverse Extinction. The 4-part series deep dives into one of the most mind-bending ideas of our time: can we—and should we—bring back what’s already gone?
First Look
From reviving woolly mammoths & passenger pigeons in America to cloning pet dogs & Arctic wolves in China and saving the last northern white rhinos on the planet with IVF & stem cells, The Resurrection Quest dives into the frontier ofbiotechnology, bioethics, and ecological restoration.
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Follow an extraordinary cast of characters around the world in their mission to bring back lost worlds.
A tale of heroes & quests, a mad race-against-time, love & loss, death & resurrection.
World’s First Documentary Series on De-extinction
A hi-tech dog cloning lab in China. A multi-generational re-wilding experiment in the vastness of Siberia. A desperate race against time to save the northern white rhino. A thriving camel cloning industry in the UAE. A project to restore the passenger pigeon, once that thrived in millions. A biotech company with an audacious plan to bring back the woolly mammoth. The Resurrection Quest steps into the astonishing world of cutting-edge genetics and ambitious conservation projects that converge to bring back vanished ecosystems, extinct and endangered animals and their habitats, and even deceased pets!
It's a race against time as humans tap on techniques such as cloning, gene-editing and assisted reproduction in their quest to resurrect lost worlds.
In The Press
The Resurrection Quest has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars and described it as "a compelling documentary series on de-extinction," by TOI film critic Sreeparna Sengupta. The review commends the series for not just being "absorbing, stirring and extremely well-made but also because it brings us close to an extraordinary and evolving science that is bound to impact our lives in the future."
The Indian Express's feature by Anuradha Mascarenhas explores why The Resurrection Quest feels especially timely with all the buzz around dire wolves and de-extinction.
The NewsMinute's thoughtful review by Bharathy Singaravel describes The Resurrection Quest as a series that takes you from heartbreak to the wonder of science to the commerce of cloning, all the while asking at what cost.
The Science magazine review by Richard Stone describes 'The Resurrection Quest' as 'an engaging window onto the nascent field of resurrection biology with many exquisite cinematographic moments'.
A ticking time bomb in the midst of a vanishing ecosystem in the Arctic. The last two northern white rhinos on the planet. Reversing one of the biggest manmade extinctions ever. A Jurassic-Park-like company trying to bring back the mammoths & direwolves. The rebirth of beloved pets....It's true. It's happening - Watch The Resurrection Quest!
Loss | Birth | Life | Rebirth
The Resurrection Quest is structured around the thematic concept of the Samsara, or the cycle of life and birth, which serves as a metaphor for the processes of loss, birth, life, and resurrection.
Each episode explores a different phase of this cycle, revealing the emotional, ethical, and scientific challenges involved.
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Episode 1: Loss
The world is experiencing a mass extinction event. There are only two northern white rhinos left in the world. Passenger Pigeons, once in the billions, are forever gone. Can science save these species?
BEHIND THE SCENES | KENYA | SIBERIA | GERMANY | SINGAPORE | US | CHINA | UAE
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BEHIND THE SCENES | KENYA | SIBERIA | GERMANY | SINGAPORE | US | CHINA | UAE ⋆
