The Blue Planet II
| Blue Planet II | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Presented by | David Attenborough |
| Composer(s) |
Hans Zimmer David Fleming Jacob Shea |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | James Honeyborne |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | 29 October 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Blue Planet |
| Related shows | Planet Earth II |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Blue Planet II is an upcoming BBC natural history TV series due for broadcast from 29 October 2017. Like its predecessor, The Blue Planet (2001), it is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
The series was announced by the BBC in 2013 with the working title Oceans, but the title was later changed to Blue Planet II on 19 February 2017.
Composer Hans Zimmer returns to score the series. In September 2017, the BBC announced that the English rock band Radiohead had collaborated with Zimmer to record a new version of "Bloom", a song from their 2011 album The King of Limbs. The new track, "(ocean) Bloom", was recorded alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. In a press release, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke said: "'Bloom' was inspired by the original Blue Planet series so it's great to be able to come full circle with the song."
The premiere of the series takes place at Bristol's Cinema de Lux on 11 October 2017, with special guest appearance by Attenborough alongside with the producers and wildlife experts. Bristol has been the global home of BBC's Natural History programme making for the past 60 years. The series is scheduled to be broadcast on 29 October 2017 at BBC One and BBC One HD.
An accompanying hardback book was written by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow, with foreword by David Attenborough. It was published by BBC Books (ISBN ). The book was set to be released on 19 October 2017 in the UK and on 28 November 2017 in the US.
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