The Resurrection Quest

World’s First-ever Documentary Series on De-extinction Explores Humanity’s Bold Bid to Reverse Extinction. The 4-part series deep dives into one of the most mind-bending ideas of our time: can we—and should we—bring back what’s already gone?

First Look

From reviving woolly mammoths & passenger pigeons in America to cloning pet dogs & Arctic wolves in China and saving the last northern white rhinos on the planet with IVF & stem cells, The Resurrection Quest dives into the frontier ofbiotechnology, bioethics, and ecological restoration.

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Follow an extraordinary cast of characters around the world in their mission to bring back lost worlds.

A tale of heroes & quests, a mad race-against-time, love & loss, death & resurrection.

World’s First Documentary Series on De-extinction

A hi-tech dog cloning lab in China. A multi-generational re-wilding experiment in the vastness of Siberia. A desperate race against time to save the northern white rhino. A thriving camel cloning industry in the UAE. A project to restore the passenger pigeon, once that thrived in millions. A biotech company with an audacious plan to bring back the woolly mammoth. The Resurrection Quest steps into the astonishing world of cutting-edge genetics and ambitious conservation projects that converge to bring back vanished ecosystems, extinct and endangered animals and their habitats, and even deceased pets!

It's a race against time as humans tap on techniques such as cloning, gene-editing and assisted reproduction in their quest to resurrect lost worlds.

In The News

The Resurrection Quest has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars and described it as "a compelling documentary series on de-extinction," by TOI film critic Sreeparna Sengupta. The review commends the series for not just being "absorbing, stirring and extremely well-made but also because it brings us close to an extraordinary and evolving science that is bound to impact our lives in the future."

The Indian Express's feature by Anuradha Mascarenhas explores why The Resurrection Quest feels especially timely with all the buzz around dire wolves and de-extinction.

The NewsMinute's thoughtful review by Bharathy Singaravel describes The Resurrection Quest as a series that takes you from heartbreak to the wonder of science to the commerce of cloning, all the while asking at what cost.

The Science magazine review by Richard Stone describes 'The Resurrection Quest' as 'an engaging window onto the nascent field of resurrection biology with many exquisite cinematographic moments'.

The Sunday Times of India included The Resurrection Quest in a feature piece by journalist Shruti Sonal on the use of 'de-extinction tech' in human healthcare.

A ticking time bomb in the midst of a vanishing ecosystem in the Arctic. The last two northern white rhinos on the planet. Reversing one of the biggest manmade extinctions ever. A Jurassic-Park-like company trying to bring back the mammoths & direwolves. The rebirth of beloved pets....It's true. It's happening - Watch The Resurrection Quest!

Loss | Birth | Life | Rebirth

The Resurrection Quest is structured around the thematic concept of the Samsara, or the cycle of life and birth, which serves as a metaphor for the processes of loss, birth, life, and resurrection.

Each episode explores a different phase of this cycle, revealing the emotional, ethical, and scientific challenges involved.

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Episode 1: Loss

The world is experiencing a mass extinction event. There are only two northern white rhinos left in the world. Passenger Pigeons, once in the billions, are forever gone. Can science save these species?

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Episode 2: Birth

Witness never-done-before rhino IVF procedures in Kenya to save the northern white rhino from extinction. But the scientists are in race against time to create a baby rhino before the passing of the last two females.

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Episode 3: Life

What happens when you bring back species and habitats to life, with the help of resurrection science? Can it survive on its own, or does it need help?

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Episode 4: Rebirth

The season finale stands at the intersection of all de-extinction technologies - from beloved pets in the present to endangered rhinos, extinct mammoths and vanished ecosystems in the future.

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What People Are Saying…

“In Resurrection they have travelled across the world to piece together the science, emotions and ethics at the cutting edge of cloning and other acts of resurrection...show it to your kids. Open your mind to a world of possibility.”

— Anuradha Sengupta, Independent Journalist & Producer

The series “made me hopeful for new possibilities to resurrect genetic diversity that has been thought to be lost forever.”

— Lena Larsson, Executive Director of Science and Research, G.M. Sutton Avian Research Center

“It is such a great series! Ambitious in it's scope and so well put together.”

— Mini Menon, Co-founder, Peepul Tree

“It’s a must watch! It’s captivating, engaging and informative about a fascinating subject that we should all know about… Hint… endangered species… cloning.”

— Rucha Pathak, Producer

“Very high quality Asian film-making, this. The best coverage of de-extinction yet.”

— Stewart Brand, Co-founder of The Long Now Foundation

“This series is marvellous, such a perfect blend of emotion and science. I watched it awestruck; a subject that I honestly never really thought I would be interested in; and alternatively laughed, felt teary-eyed, completely involved at every moment. Excellent script, beautifully shot, crisply edited, great music & sound, I loved it. Very high level of storytelling. Such a tough subject & to execute it so flawlessly is not easy at all.”

— Nupur Asthana, Indian Film Director & Writer

“I also thoroughly enjoyed the 4 part resurrection series – a seriously good insight with brilliant production quality – great work.”

- Debbie Rolmanis, Chief Operations Officer, Nature's SAFE

“The scale of the show was amazing… the storytelling for me was the backbone. I was captivated - drawing me in from start to finish.”

— Arshiya Kapadia, Communications Leader

“It is constructed in an ingenious way… feels like a documentary, talks like a documentary but the impact is of a feature film or series… we already feel a sense of connection to the animals features - the storytelling is really charged with emotions which makes it so easy to empathise with not just the people but the animals too. I really loved the music you used over the Massachusetts scenes, it gives an eerie yet haunting feeling.

— Ramya Ramamurthy, Author & Podcaster

“The Resurrection Quest: What a timely, intimate, and magnificent production! I needed a heavy dose of nature, science, love and optimism right now, and this four-part documentary series delivers.”

— Salik Shah, Founding Editor & Publisher of Mithila Review

“Imagine a world where AI meets cloning. If this docu is anything to go by the future is already here and it's going to impact everyone! Don't miss this!!”

— Niharika Chandalia, Marketing & Communications Consultant