Blue Planet II 

David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.

Stars:

David Attenborough, Peter Drost, Roger Munns

Top Rated TV #10 | Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Attenborough	...	Himself - Narrator 7 episodes, 2017
Peter Drost	...	Narrator: The Netherlands 7 episodes, 2017

Storyline

Nearly a generation after the acclaimed Blue Planet documentary was released, David Attenborough returns to narrate this groundbreaking sequel/reboot. Blue Planet ll focuses more heavily on mankind's influence on the world's oceans through both global pollution and climate change. This series features a variety of revolutionary segments never before seen in a video documentary, including: cuttlefish that hypnotize crabs to stun them, giant trevally that leap out of the water to catch low flying birds, and newly discovered dancing yeti crabs.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | numbered sequel | nature | nature documentary | marine biology | 

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Taglines:

Take a deep breath

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blue Planet II

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Natural History Unit (NHU), BBC Studios, OceanX Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

364 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song used in the trailer is a reworking of a previously released song by the rock band Radiohead titled "Bloom". Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke from the band collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer to create "ocean (bloom)".

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Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 28 March 2018 (2018)

User Reviews

Sensational television

I watched the first installment of Blue Planet II with high hopes last night and it was everything I had hoped for. Once again, the BBC/David Attenborough-led team of international wildlife photographers has come up with a sensational piece of television documentary-making - updating and enriching the theme of the original Blue Planet series 10 years ago. You might think you could not be any more entranced by pods of dolphins swimming, until you see the spectacular footage of them surfing for pleasure in huge waves. And to then see a large pod of dolphins rendezvous with another species in a way never seen before, shows us that this is indeed a new way of looking at nature. I will be glued to the rest of the series to see just how much more the latest underwater filming techniques can show us about the seas - but also to hear the salient warning about how badly we are wrecking this Blue Planet of ours. I suggest the BBC make a gift of a boxed set of this series to every national leader on Earth - with a message that says: the future of all this is in YOUR hands.