Is the TV show Looking for the Hobbit available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we map where to watch cult and niche titles so you don’t have to chase rumours across the web. This article looks at Looking for the Hobbit (À la recherche du Hobbit), Olivier Simonnet’s investigative documentary that follows illustrator John Howe, storyteller Nicolas Mezzalira and Professor Leo Carruthers as they track down the real-world medieval sites and myths that fed Tolkien’s Middle‑earth. We’ll check whether the series is available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+ and explain current streaming options. The documentary hasn’t picked up major festival awards, but it’s a favourite among Tolkien fans for its close readings of mythic landscapes — the kind of on‑the‑ground scholarship that brings the Shire’s echoes and ancient paths into sharp focus.

Synopsis

Directed by Olivier Simonnet and released in 2014, this documentary series follows illustrator John Howe, storyteller Nicolas Mezzalira and Professor Leo Carruthers of the University of Paris‑Sorbonne as they travel to medieval sites, ancient landscapes and legendary locales that fed J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination. Through on‑site exploration, scholarly insight and artistic perspective, the team traces the historical, literary and mythic roots that helped shape the world of Middle‑earth.

Release date

2020

Seasons / Episodes

1s / 6ep

Total duration

4h 12min

Rating

Country

Mexique

Genre(s)

Crime

Creator(s)

Santiago Limón

Cast

Regina Blandón Dario Yazbek Bernal Diana Bovio Adrián Ladrón Verónica Bravo Guillermo Villegas Alejandro Calva