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The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook

2018 ★ 7.0 1 season 6 eps TV-MA

Documentary

History is taking to the seas and walking in the footsteps of Captain James Cook. 250 years after Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) journeys in his wake uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Sam begins with a disclaimer – he is merely an actor – but the story of Cook, and the impact he has had on the Pacific in the 250 years since his first voyage, has always fascinated him.

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The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook is available to stream on Nabby via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary has 1 season and 6 total episodes, rated 7.0/10 by 5 viewers.

Last verified: October 13, 2026 · Source: TMDB

Episodes 6 total across 1 season

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Endeavour and Tahiti✓

On the 250th anniversary of Cook leaving Plymouth, Sam Neill visits Tahiti in the first of six episodes to follow Cook’s journey around the Pacific, and hears from Tahitians about what Cook means 250 years on. Sam encounters ardent enthusiasts and practitioners of Tahiti’s vibrant culture. Some of the traditions are old, some new and when lost, he learns, the Tahitians are happy to make them up.

Endeavour and New Zealand✓

Speaking with historians, activists, artists and locals, Sam delves into a deep history of trade, tradition and turbulent conflict. To his surprise Maori oral memories of Tupaia are more strong and vivid than those of Cook. Reconnecting with lost Polynesian history was far more potent than awe at the foreign goblins.

Endeavour and Australia✓

Sam travels from Botany Bay up the east coast to Cooktown, learning about a country that far from being nobodies’ land was comprehensively inhabited by a well established culture.

Resolution and the Great Southern Continent✓

Sam visits New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Norfolk Island before completing one of Cook’s unfinished ambitions by touching down on Antarctica. For Sam this episode, in a much more intimate way, mirrors what many consider Cook’s greatest achievement, the breadth and extent of the second voyage.

Resolution and the Northwest Passage✓

Sam Neill continues to follow the path of the Resolution, again via through New Zealand and Tonga onto Canada and Alaska, experiencing the Pacific as never before.

Resolution and Hawaii✓

Back in Australia Sam views an unfinished tapa waistcoat abandoned by Elizabeth Cook after his death – a poignant memento. A larger than life stainless steel sculpture of the man by Micheal Parakowhai is the focus of Sam’s reflections on Cook. Finally on an uninhabited islet in mid- Pacific Sam concludes his journey from being a ‘mere actor’ when he set out to becoming ‘a man of the Pacific.’

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook have?

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

Is The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook still on the air?

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook?

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook airs on History.

When did The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook first air?

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook first aired on August 27, 2018.

Cast

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Self - Host

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