River Monsters is a wildlife documentary television series produced by Icon Films of Bristol for Animal Planet and ITV, presented by biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade. In each episode, Wade investigates reports of attacks, disappearances and local legends attributed to freshwater (and, in later series, marine) creatures, attempting to identify and catch the animal responsible.
The series premiered on 5 April 2009 and concluded on 28 May 2017, running for nine series comprising 58 episodes, in addition to a number of specials and companion broadcasts such as River Monsters: Unhooked. The ninth series, promoted as River Monsters: Mysteries of the Ocean, was announced as the programme's last in March 2017. River Monsters became one of the most-watched programmes in Animal Planet's history.
Series overview
Season 1 (2009)
Season 2 (2010)
Season 3 (2011)
Season 4 (2012)
Season 5 (2013)
Season 6 (2014)
Season 7 (2015)
Season 8 (2016) Promoted as a special season under the title River Monsters: Mysteries of the Ocean, this season sees Jeremy Wade shift his focus from freshwater to oceanic fish.
Season 9 (2017) This season was dubbed "the final season", as it is the last season of River Monsters.
Season 10 (2017) This season only had one episode, "Jeremy's Monster Story".
Additional episodes: The Lost Reels
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