Ahead of BBC Studios Showcase Nine and TVNZ have expanded their partnerships with BBC Studios, securing fresh deals for its premium Natural History titles.
The multi-year agreements grant premiere rights to four major landmark series – Mammals, Asia, Kingdom, and Blue Planet III – bringing audiences across Australia and New Zealand breathtaking wildlife stories from every corner of the planet.
BBC Studios ANZ director of partnerships and content sales, Deborah Tod, said: “Our BBC Studios Natural History Unit is constantly innovating – pioneering new technology to push the boundaries of wildlife filming and bring audiences astounding new insights to our beautiful natural world.
These shows resonate around the world, are watched by millions of viewers on every continent, and have the power to drive conversation and change behaviour. I’m delighted to continue our long-standing natural history partnerships with Nine and TVNZ.”
The first series to air under these new deals is the critically acclaimed Mammals. In this series, Sir David Attenborough revisits the planet’s most successful animal group – two decades after Life of Mammals – to uncover the secrets behind their survival and how they’re adapting to a changing world. The series recently premiered on TVNZ.
Meanwhile, Asia marks the first-ever major BBC wildlife series dedicated to the world’s largest continent. Narrated by Sir David, it takes viewers on an epic journey through Asia’s diverse landscapes – from the vast Gobi Desert and Borneo’s jungles to Siberia’s frozen wilderness and the coral-rich Indian Ocean – showcasing the region’s most spectacular wildlife.
BBC’s natural history host (and UK national treasure) Sir David Attenborough.
Meanwhile, Kingdom is one of the most ambitious undertakings by BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit, filmed over four years in a single breathtaking location. The series follows the real-life power struggles of four African animal families – leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions – as they fight for dominance in a remote, fertile Zambian river valley.
Audiences will witness how the fates of these rival groups are tightly intertwined, as they battle both external threats and internal power struggles within their own families.
And finally, Blue Planet III, the next chapter in the BBC’s acclaimed underwater series, takes viewers across the world’s oceans – from tropical shallows to polar depths – against the backdrop of a rapidly changing planet.