The Blue Planet is a television and film documentary franchise produced and broadcast by the BBC. It explores the world's oceans, and their wildlife and future.
Main television series All three series are produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit with narration by David Attenborough. The Blue Planet (2001)
The Blue Planet was broadcast in 2001. It won two Emmy Awards.Emmys.com list of 2002 Nominees & Winners BBC Worldwide published a companion book written by Andrew Byatt, Alastair Fothergill and Martha Holmes with a foreword by David Attenborough.
Blue Planet II (2017)
Blue Planet II was a sequel series. It was broadcast in HD and released in 4K UHD on Blu-Ray.
Blue Planet III (2026)
Blue Planet III is scheduled to be broadcast in 2026.
Film releases Deep Blue (2003)
Deep Blue is a 2003 nature documentary film that is a theatrical release of The Blue Planet.
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (2018) Oceans: Our Blue Planet is a 2018 short documentary film produced by the BBC to mark the release of Blue Planet II. It was narrated by Kate Winslet.
Live tours The BBC has presented live tours with orchestra of the music of The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II.
See also Planet Earth (franchise) References