River Monsters

2009 • Animal Planet
4.7
1.81K reviews
TV-14
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Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Alligator Gar
4/19/09
In the deep South is a fish reputed to have committed a series of violent attacks on humans. This creature is said to be as vicious as a shark, big as a ‘gator. Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads to Texas to reveal the truth about the notorious Aligator Gar
2 European Maneater
4/26/09
Wade travels to Germany where he meets victims of a beast that has been raising its snout above the surface of freshwaters in Europe for the past 700 years. We discover that the Wels catfish is an aggressive predator of man eating proportions.
3 Piranha
4/5/09
In 1976 a packed coach crashed into the Amazon killing 39 people. By the time the bodies were pulled out by rescuers some had been so viciously mutilated by Piranhas they could only be identified by their clothes.
4 Amazon Flesh Eaters
5/10/09
A man swallowed whole by a fish, a body eaten alive from within. Another penetrated in a most unnatural fashion, yet more with multiple stab wounds. Jeremy Wade is in pursuit of some of the Amazon's most notorious flesh eaters.
5 Amazon Assassins
5/3/09
In the darkest depths of the Amazon lurks a dinosaur. Legends tell of an evil spirit inhabiting an enormous fish. Taller than a man, it is covered in scales and crushes its prey with a tongue made of bone. Jeremy Wade encounters the legendary Arapaima.
6 Freshwater Shark
5/17/09
No fish inspires the same terror as the shark. A creature with an insatiable hunger for brutal violence. But at least these killers are confined to the oceans. Or are they? Expert angler Jeremy Wade investigates the deadly Bullshark.

About this show

In River Monsters, join host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade, as he catches the extraordinary and supersized fish that lurk in our planet's rivers and lakes. Traveling the globe and risking his life, he searches for mysterious freshwater predators, on a mission to test the myths surrounding these almost supernatural creatures.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
1.81K reviews
Jennifer Bettinger
May 16, 2013
Watch also for great entertainment on fishing. Jeremy Wade is an experienced fisherman and you can learn alot on how to fish for the BIG ONE. It would be the best ever if I could meet him in person. I have the whole series recorded so I dont miss a thing
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tasha ruth
May 30, 2017
This show is freaking amazing! It's so fascinating and breathtaking and informative and Jeremy Wade is so funny and cute and really makes you feel as if you're actually there with him. I could watch this show all day, every day. I'm so upset they're ending it. Hopefully, Jeremy Wade will come back with another show 😄😍 *fingers crossed*
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Narda Zielinski
September 9, 2015
Jeremy is more than a fisherman. He catches and releases the biggest and intimadating aquatic beast you will ever see. Best of all you go along on his adventures to exotic locations and experience the struggles he encounters when going after the elusive monsters of the deep.
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