First Look at Octopus! From Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Prime Video has announced that the two-part documentary special Octopus! will premiere on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

The special, executive produced by Emmy Award-winning actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Killing Eve, Fleabag), is co-produced by Academy Award-winning Jigsaw Productions and Waller-Bridge’s banner Wells Street Films.

First Look at Octopus! From Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Octopus! will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The documentary, narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, transports viewers into the otherworldly depths of one of the most intelligent and mysterious life forms on Earth as it follows the Giant Pacific Octopus from birth to death.

Tracy Morgan

The documentary features an eclectic mix of characters who have their unique connections to these creatures, from the scientist trying to save them, the explorer trying to understand them to the Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, who is obsessed with them.

Their adventures will make us laugh, cry, and question our place on this planet along the way.

Octopus! photo courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios

The documentary special is directed by Niharika Desai and executive produced by Jenny Robins and Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Wells Street Films, Stacey Offman and Richard Perello for Jigsaw Productions, and showrunner Melissa Wood.

Jigsaw Productions, Wells Street Films, and Amazon MGM Studios produced the documentary.

Photo courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
Photo courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
Photo courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios