Overview
- The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed she died Oct. 1 at age 91 of natural causes in California while on a U.S. speaking tour.
- Netflix released the first episode globally, inaugurating a series based on Denmark’s Det Sidste Ord that shares interviews only after a subject’s death.
- Brad Falchuk conducted the March 2025 interview in a closed-door session captured by remotely operated cameras, with archives to be housed at the Kennedy Center.
- Goodall’s on‑camera farewell urges hope, daily choices that protect the planet, recognition of humanity’s dependence on nature, and a personal belief in life beyond death.
- Producers praised her fearlessness as tributes poured in from public figures including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Gisele Bündchen, underscoring a legacy spanning Gombe research, the Jane Goodall Institute, Roots & Shoots and her UN Peace role.