Douglas Main

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For over two decades, Douglas Main has shaped some of the most ambitious natural history and documentary series in British television - cutting prime-time productions for the BBC, Netflix, Apple TV+, National Geographic and Disney+, with credits including The Green Planet, The Year Earth Changed, Underdogs and the long-running Deadly 60 franchise. His work has earned multiple BAFTA, Emmy, RTS and Wildscreen nominations, with 15 wins across series including Grierson Best Natural History and the Television Academy Honors.

What are Douglas Main's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

57%

Survival

27%

Society

11%

Bonds

4%

Nature12 Survival8 Community4 Hope3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

10

Joyful

7

Warm

6

Thrilling

3

Hopeful

2

Other

6

How their films linger

Hopeful8 Thought-provoking6 Fun4 Rousing3 Feel-good2 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy6
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous1
Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Douglas Main's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).

Also on these channels

BBC Select1 title, show their title on BBC Select
PBS Documentaries1 title, show their title on PBS Documentaries
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Douglas Main's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Underdogs(2025)
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Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Predators(2022)
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Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Green Planet(2022)
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Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
The Year Earth Changed(2021)
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Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Eden: Untamed Planet(2021)
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Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Animal Impossible(2020)
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Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Animals at Play(2019)
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Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Destination Wild: Wild Arctic(2019)
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Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Wild Chile(2018)
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Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Animals with Cameras(2018)
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Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall(2018)
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Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Into the Wild: India(2018)
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Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Wildest Arctic(2012)
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Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows