Human Playground

Absolutely amazing show. Watch the entire series all at once. Really touched me. I loved the ice diving part and how she uses extreme sport and going through the physical pain to deal with her mental pain. So inspiring. Idris Elba his voice is insanely beautiful and also the cinematography is absolutely outstanding. It felt like travelling the world myself and getting to know all these people and sports is humbling and impressive. A big shout out to the team for creating this beautiful worth watching documentary series on Netflix. What an accomplishment. I can't wait to see what is more to come from these filmmakers and director Tomas Kaan.

Some beautiful photography in some amazing places.

Some, sadly few, captivating stories. By far the best was the lass doing the desert ultra in the first episode. I'd have happily, if uncomfortably, watched a whole series just about her journey.

The comments about animal cruelty/abuse are pretty spot on. We shouldn't, in my view, be justifying or even glorifying these as sport in the way this series does.

But what really grates here is the awful, often tedious script, read by a very capable actor who, for me, was just the wrong choice. There are so many others who could have injected passion to the narration. What might have worked even better for me is someone from each field doing that. How fantastic that would have been.

As a sports and human performance nut, I enjoyed many of the stories within this show. However, Idris Elba sounded bored, and added nothing to any of the episodes. I'm an Idris fan (go Luther!) but his lack of enthusiasm or inflection was very distracting. Some of the games and sports had life in the balance, but Idris and his monotone made it sound like they were doing nothing more dangerous than making a cup of tea.

Idris himself has done some amazing sporting activities so I'd of thought he'd be able to generate more enthusiasm for his narrative.

I could have done without the animal abuse/cruelty too - that seems unnecessary in the 21st century.

Wow! I find it truly inspiring how these documentary makers succeeded in highlighting all these different elements of sport all over the world without making statements. They captured all that's out there; both the beautiful and the sometimes horrific things we do. I find it so powerful that these makers realize that you can't judge these things, in some cultures these are elements of centry-old traditions. They truly respected each and every culture in making this series.

How refreshing it is to have a documentary showing you the real deal and not only the beautiful, for once you get to see content reflecting the world exactly as it is without sugarcoating anything. We are all human, we all share this planet together and we all have our different ways to pass our time on earth. Human Playground shows us how we all play and all the motivations we have to do so.

What a powerful thing to realize that sport not only unifies us as humans but that sport is also so much more than just the physical aspect.

Also well done to the team for getting Idris Elba on board. His mesmerizing voice truly elevated this series to a whole other level! Well done!

Love the quality of the show, and the feeling of being connected worldwide through sports. We may look different on the surface, but the emotion in which we practice sport is remarkably the same everywhere. The pace of editing makes the series fresh and keeps you in the rhythm of the show. Loved the Fjerleppen item, as well as the surfing of the big wave in Portugal. The DOP with some wonderful touches all across the series. Hoping to see more of this kind of content from Netflix in the future. Sports are universal and connects us who we are as humans on this beautiful strange planet .Enjoyed the series very much.