The BBC has set a UK premiere date for epic ten-part special event nature series ‘The Americas’ narrated by Oscar-winner Tom Hanks with music by Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer.
Produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, ‘The Americas’ showcases the wonders, secrets, and fragilities of the supercontinent, using cutting-edge technology to uncover never-before-seen behaviour, and highlight the extraordinary, untold wildlife stories that will deeply connect with millions around the world. Five years in the making, and filmed over 180 expeditions, this groundbreaking series reveals the spectacular landscape of Earth’s most varied habitats and the only landmass to stretch between both poles.
The Americas’ unprecedented scale and ambition delivers remarkable world firsts; new species, new intimate courtship, dramatic deep-sea hunting and some of nature’s strangest stories – even a frog that seems to defy death every day! Each episode features a different iconic location across the Americas: The Atlantic Coast, Mexico, Wild West, The Amazon, The Frozen North, The Gulf Coast, The Andes, The Caribbean, The West Coast and Patagonia.
“Everything that we see in The Americas is about the great forces that have shaped our planet Earth,” said Hanks. “The Americas has been about 4 billion years in the making, and it has a cast of billions. It is a cavalcade of wonder. It’s an hour of discovery. You will be enthralled, enlightened, educated and – foremost – entertained. This is TV at its absolute best, because – number one – you can’t make this stuff up. It’s the truth. It’s real.”
‘The Americas’ is executive produced by renowned Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning wildlife producer Mike Gunton (Planet Earth II, Planet Earth III, Dynasties) for BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the best-known and most respected producers of natural history content in the world, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.
‘The Americas’ premieres Sunday 2nd March 2025 at 6:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
