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Blue Planet II

2017 British nature documentary television series

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Research date: 2026-11-08

Synopsis

Blue Planet II is a 2017 British nature documentary series on marine life produced as a co-production between the BBC Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, WDR, France Télévisions and CCTV-9 in partnership with The Open University. It is a successor to The Blue Planet (2001) with naturalist Sir David Attenborough reprising his role as the narrator.

Blue Planet II received acclaim. It had the highest viewing figures of any television programme in the UK in 2017, and was so widely watched in China that it reportedly caused internet problems. It is credited with increasing public and political interest in issues affecting marine life, in particular marine plastic pollution, which was dubbed "the Blue Planet effect".

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Key facts

Official title
Blue Planet II
Alternative titles
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Original release
2017-10-29 – 2017-12-10
Country of production
United Kingdom
Language
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Genres
nature documentary
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Directors
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Producers
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Production company
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Presenters
David Attenborough
Official website
https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/blue-planet-ii
Official trailer
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Streaming

Listed service
BBC
Original or licensed
Original — public records list BBC as the original network or distributor (BBC One).
Available now in UK
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Available now in Ireland
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Available now in US
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Past availability
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Episodes, events and timeline

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