...	(Director)
James Byrne	...	(Writer)
Alec Baldwin	...	Narrator
Graeme Duane	...	Cinematographer
Andy Mitchell	...	Cinematographer
Willem Van Heerden	...	Cinematographer
Lakette Pride	...	Largest Pride
Morani	...	Lakette Pride Male
Malkia	...	The Lioness
Moja	...	Malkia's daughter

Comments: s01ep01: Lion (no sharks)

This one’s kind of a downer. One of the prides inside the isolated Ngorongoro Crater (the biggest intact volcanic caldera on Earth) is suffering from inbreeding and disease due to the lack of outside blood. They have weak immune systems and die pretty easily from even the smallest wounds

The Ngorongoro Crater is a fascinating place. Some animals can make it in and out, but for the most part there’s an unhealthy amount of keepin' it in the family going on amongst the population of about 25,000 large animals, mostly mammals with hooves. Winged creatures can fly in and out, of course, but there are no giraffes, impala, topi, or crocodiles. Beyond the 2,000 foot high wall that forms the crater's circumference, there are humans doing human stuff all around it outside which may be the biggest impediment to getting new blood inside

It’s a beautiful place so there’s some nice footage, if not full HD, but also a lot of grainy night time shots.

Typical of NGC to insert some CGI to “educate”. When the BBC showed this doc they cut it out

Also, NGC pretends the events in the film take place over seven days, complete with big “Day 1 through 7” inter-titles. Don’t buy it. The BBC also cut out that nonsense

ps - there is a recent documentary in which the Ngorongoro Crater is epically photographed in 4K with drones and whatnot called African Queens. It's a cringe-y bad doc tho



Summary: Planet Carnivore: Lion takes you deep inside an isolated volcanic crater in East Africa to meet the crater’s oldest lioness as she struggles to reign over her kingdom, despite fierce competition from other ravenous carnivores.

An 18 year-old lioness and her pride struggle to overcome hunger and conflict with other lions and hyenas during one event-filled week in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.