RIVERS OF LIFE: Season 2

Premieres Wednesdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 12, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Oct. 2 - 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sundays, Oct. 2-16 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App

Featuring breathtaking photography, the second season of this landmark series explores Africa’s wildest river, the Zambezi; Europe’s Danube River, which travels through more countries than any other river; and North America’s great frozen river, the Yukon. Journey from source to mouth and travel through awe-inspiring landscapes to discover the spectacular wildlife and fascinating people that thrive along three of Earth’s greatest rivers.

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African elephants drinking. (Zambezi River, Zambia)

Courtesy of Troy Meeser/Shutterstock

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Common hippopotamus fighting in the Luangwa River, Zambezi.

Courtesy of Albert Bastius/EyeEm

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Victoria Falls at sunset, Zambia.

Courtesy of Tom Varley/Wild Visions Gallery

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African elephants in lower Zambezi National Park. (Zambezi National Park, Zambia)

Courtesy of Radek Borovka/Shutterstock

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Pied Kingfisher catching a meal, Zambia.

Courtesy of Maryke Scheun/Shutterstock

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Scientist Dominique Goncalves and her team studying an African elephant in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique.

Courtesy of Carla Rebai/Gorongosa Media

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Danube Delta and kayaker Romania

Courtesy of Bogdan Mustatea

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Una River waterfalls – Bosnia (Strbacki Buk)

Courtesy of Stuart Dunn

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Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Danube Delta Romania.

Courtesy of BBC Studios/Louis Labrom / One Planet

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Barbel fish (Barbus barbus))Danube Basin.

Courtesy of Benedikt Reisner

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Sava River Slovenia

Courtesy of Rozle Bregar

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Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos Horribilis) Looking For Fish At Sunrise In Niiinlii. (Yukon, Canada)

Courtesy of Pond5/Robert Postma

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The frosting and freezing Yukon River (Yukon).

Courtesy of Scalia Media/Shutterstock

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Sled Dog Expedition

Courtesy of Jan Ziegler/Shutterstock

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The Yukon River is full of ice chunks as it drifts by Eagle Rock, near Carmacks. (Yukon, Canada)

Courtesy of All Canada Photos/Pond5

EPISODE GUIDE:

Episode 1: “Zambezi” Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - From surfers riding mysterious waves in deep gorges, to elephants battling rapids above Victoria falls, the largest curtain of water on earth. This is the story of the wildlife and people of the Zambezi, Africa's extraordinary shape-shifting river.

Episode 2: “Danube” premieres Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Europe’s mighty and majestic Danube, full of glorious riches and magical surprises, is the world’s most international river. See how its epic journey is like no other – featuring stunning secret tributaries, baby turtles, and a waterfall-riding kayaker.

Episode 3: “Yukon” premieres Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Remote and wild, the Yukon is a river of extremes. In summer, a restless giant and in winter, it becomes a river of ice. Home to bears, moose and salmon, the Yukon’s riches have sustained North American people for centuries.

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