History Series / PlanetEarthDynasties

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Painted wolves (AKA the African wild dog) rarely appear on their own in documentaries. Whenever they are featured, they're usually relegated to the role of side characters. This historical lack of focus may be why the documentary crew discovered some previously unseen behaviours.
** The chimpanzees featured in the series belong to the less familiar, critically-endangered West African subspecies, rather than the more commonly used eastern subspecies.

* HeinousHyena: Spotted hyenas appear in both the lion and painted wolf stories, where they play an antagonistic role. In ''Lion'', a clan of twenty hyenas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5V6gdu5ih8 harass and nearly kill Red]], while in ''Painted Wolf'', a clan of fifteen shadow Blacktip's pack during their march before separating and killing one of the puppies.

''Chimpanzee'' follows the struggles of David, an alpha male western chimpanzee'''''[[note]]Pan troglodytes verus[[/note]]''''' residing in Senegal, West Africa. Caught in the middle of a brutal power struggle, the elderly David must keep his position as top chimp secure if he is to continue his legacy.

* HeinousHyena: Spotted hyenas appear into both the lion and painted wolf stories, where they play an antagonistic role. In ''Lion'', a clan of twenty hyenas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5V6gdu5ih8 harass and nearly kill Red]], while in ''Painted Wolf'', a clan of fifteen shadow Blacktip's pack during their march before separating and killing one of the puppies.
* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Planet Earth: Dynasties'' is a more dramatized documentary than the original ''Series/PlanetEarth''. Each episode (besides the penguin episode) focuses on a specific family, such as the Marsh pride in ''Lion'' or .

* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Planet Earth: Dynasties'' is a more dramatized documentary than the original ''Series/PlanetEarth''. Each episode (besides the penguin episode) focuses on a specific family, such as the Marsh pride of lions in Lion.

* EndangeredSpecies: A recurring theme throughout the series. Every species featured are threatened with extinction due to human activities; among the causes are poaching, habitat loss, persecution and climate change. The behind the scenes segments for each episode explore the threats facing each animal and the conservation efforts working to protect them.

* HeinousHyena: Spotted hyenas appear into both the lion and painted wolf stories and in both, they play an antagonistic role. In ''Lion'', a clan of twenty hyenas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5V6gdu5ih8 harass and nearly kill Red]], while in ''Painted Wolf'', a clan of fifteen shadow Blacktip's pack during their march before separating and killing one of the puppies.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: One episode revolves around the painted wolf (AKA, the African wild dog). Painted wolves rarely appear on their own in documentaries; Whenever they are featured, they're usually side characters. This historical lack of focus may be why the documentary crew discovered some previously unseen behaviours.

''Dynasties'' is a five-episode documentary series produced by the BBC and narrated by Creator/DavidAtttenborough. Each episode focuses on a specific family of animals from several species: lions, tigers, chimpanzees, emperor penguins, and painted wolves. The series was filmed over the course of four years.

''Planet Earth: Dynasties'' (also known as just ''Dynasties'') is a spinoff of the NatureDocumentary series ''Series/PlanetEarth''. Each episode focuses on a specific family of animals from several species: lions, tigers, chimpanzees, emperor penguins, and painted wolves. The series was filmed over the course of four years.

''Planet Earth: Dynasties'' (also known as just ''Dynasties'') is a spinoff of the NatureDocumentary series ''Series/PlanetEarth''. Each episode focuses on a specific family of animals from several species: lions, tigers, chimpanzee, emperor penguins, and painted wolves. The series was filmed over the course of four years.

''Lion'' is based around the famous Marsh pride. It starts one August after all the adult males recently abandoned the pride. There are only two adult females, Charm and her sister Sienna, are the only fully adult females in the pride. ''Emperor Penguin'' revolves around mating season and the rearing of chicks until they're old enough to be on their own. ''Painted Wolf'' revolves around two rival groups that share blood.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: One episode revolves around the painted wolf (AKA, the African wild dog). Painted wolves rarely appear on their own in documentaries; they're usually side characters. This historical lack of focus may be why the documentary crew discovered some previously unseen behaviors.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: One episode revolves around the painted wolf (AKA, the African wild dog). Painted wolves rarely appear on their own in documentaries; they're usually side characters.

* WickedStepMother: GenderInverted. Because one of Charm's older cubs is too young to breed, the new males have no need for her and consider her just a useless mouth to feee. They kick her out, with the only other option being death. They eventually kick out ''all'' cubs, leaving only Charm and her adult daughter Yaya.

* OnlyAFleshWound: After Sienna's heals a bit, she does seem too in pain despite her open wound. She even almost kills a wildebeest on her own.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: One episode revolves around wolves but, instead of revolving around the omnipresent gray wolf, it revolves around the distantly related painted wolf (AKA, the African wild dog). Painted wolves rarely appear on their own in documentaries.

''Lion'' is based around the famous Marsh pride. It starts one August after all the adult males recently abandoned the pride. There are only two adult females, Charm and her sister Sienna, are the only fully adult females in the pride.

* WickedStepMother: GenderInverted. Because Yaya is too young to breed, the new males have no need for her and consider her just a useless mouth to feee. They kick her out, with the only other option being death.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: One episode revolves around wolves but, instead of revolving around the omnipresent gray wolf, it revolves around the painted wolf (AKA, the African wild dog). Painted wolves rarely appear on their own in documentaries.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: One episode revolves around wolves but, instead of revolving around the omnipresent gray wolf, it revolves around the painted wolf.

* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: The lions inadvertently eat poisoned meat after coming across cows illegally grazing on lion territory. ''Most'' of the plan survives it.