--- description: The follow-up series will feature "never-before-filmed wilderness areas from the ice caps and deep ocean to deserts and remote forests" title: Netflix Announces 'Planet Earth' Sequel Series 'Our Planet' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte239dbec2c635cec/6987eb42e20a87a2b2a88e9e/ap070320038659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Netflix Announces _Planet Earth_ Sequel Series _Our Planet_ by [Eric Renner Brown / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Eric Renner Brown / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2015 5:45 PM CUT  A pair of polar bear cubs following their mother on ice at Hudson Bay, Canada, from the opening episode of Discovery's "Planet Earth" series. A pair of polar bear cubs following their mother on ice at Hudson Bay, Canada, from the opening episode of Discovery's "Planet Earth" series.Discovery Channel/BBC—AP by [Eric Renner Brown / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Eric Renner Brown / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2015 5:45 PM CUT Netflix has announced _Our Planet_, a follow-up documentary series to the BBC’s seminal _Planet Earth_. Slated for a 2019 premiere and created in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and Silverback Films, the eight-part _Our Planet_ will use new technology and storytelling techniques to expand on the 11-episode series that originally aired in 2006. Silverback’s co-company directors, Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill, will produce the series. Fothergill, who executive produced _Planet Earth_, said in a press release that “_Our Planet_ is going to raise the bar for natural history landmarks.” WWF will provide Silverback and Netflix access to the areas it currently protects. The filmmakers plan to use cutting-edge 4K technology and “a range of specially produced storytelling for multi-media platforms.” _Our Planet_ sounds like it’ll pick up where its predecessor left off, taking “viewers into never-before-filmed wilderness areas from the ice caps and deep ocean to deserts and remote forests, introducing them to the most precious species and places that must withstand the impact of humanity so generations to come can enjoy the bounties of the natural world.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/15/netflix-announces-planet-earth-sequel-series-our-planet "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3823242/netflix-announces-our-planet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3823242/netflix-announces-our-planet/"},"headline":"Netflix Announces Planet Earth Sequel Series Our Planet","datePublished":"2015-04-15T17:45:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:25:30.480Z","description":"The follow-up series will feature \"never-before-filmed wilderness areas from the ice caps and deep ocean to deserts and remote forests\"","url":"https://time.com/3823242/netflix-announces-our-planet/","keywords":["Television","Netflix"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte239dbec2c635cec/6987eb42e20a87a2b2a88e9e/ap070320038659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Renner Brown / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte239dbec2c635cec/6987eb42e20a87a2b2a88e9e/ap070320038659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A pair of polar bear cubs following their mother on ice at Hudson Bay, Canada, from the opening episode of Discovery's \"Planet Earth\" series.","caption":"A pair of polar bear cubs following their mother on ice at Hudson Bay, Canada, from the opening episode of Discovery's \"Planet Earth\" series.","creditText":"Discovery Channel/BBC—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3823242/netflix-announces-our-planet/","name":"Netflix Announces Planet Earth Sequel Series Our Planet"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Waking the Dead: Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life","description":"Conservationists and scientists have a saying, \"extinction is forever.\" But soon biologists will clone long-gone animals in the hope to redefine that axiom to \"DE-extinction is forever.\"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7mURxfr4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-12T14:27:23.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7mURxfr4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3823242/netflix-announces-our-planet/","duration":"PT4M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3823242/netflix-announces-our-planet/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```