Birth of an Ocean, episode 1 of the One Ocean series, is a riveting exploration of how the oceans developed and the origins of early life. Using stunning photography and a simple conversational style, this episode is broken into four segments that discuss how the ocean was born, the life living in the very deep sea, living fossils, and how life moved from the water onto land. Naturalist David Suzuki guides the viewer on this exploration of the early oceans.

The first segment is called “The Ocean Is Born” and discusses, …