Dynasties will debut in the autumn
Controversial opinion here, but Sir David Attenborough makes really good nature documentaries.
Attenborough first joined the BBC all the way back in 1952, but it was 1979’s
Life On Earth that would really define the masterpieces he would be known for. The thirteen-part series, which attempted to chronicle the history of life on Earth, set a new standard in natural history programming. The
Life series would continue with series like
Life in the Freezer,
The Life of Mammals and
Life In Cold Blood.
In more recent years, he has continued to produce spellbinding, magical shows like
Planet Earth and Blue Planet – and the sequel to the later was one of 2017’s must-see TV moments.
The combination of Attenborough’s calm, informative narration and the incredible photography of the BBC Natural History Unit is what television was made for, really.
At 92 years old Attenborough is a certified national treasure, and any new show from him should be savoured. So of course, we were very excited to learn that another David Attenborough show is on the way.
Dynasties was
first announced back in February, but at the Edinburgh TV Festival this week, we finally got some on more information on it.
https://twitter.com/BBCEarth/status/1032316390273961985
Executive producer Mike Gunton said that
Dynasties is a “landmark” series that will be “even more intense and gripping” than the likes of
Blue Planet and
Planet Earth.
It sounds like
Dynasties will have a tighter focus than those two shows. Each episode will follow the lives of one of the five animals depicted on the poster - lions, hunting dogs, chimpanzees, tigers and emperor penguins – at the “most critical period in their lives”.
https://twitter.com/bbcpress/status/1032234660963733504
In a statement, Gunton continued “After making
Planet Earth II, it's very exciting to now have the chance to show another, and I think even more intense and gripping, perspective on the lives of our planet's most impressive yet vulnerable creatures.”
Dynasties will hit our screens in the autumn.
