Dynasties: Everything you should know about David Attenborough’s BBC show Sir David Attenborough is back with a new nature documentary to follow Planet Earth and Blue Planet

National treasure David Attenborough is set to return to our screens with a follow-up to Planet Earth and Blue Planet, called Dynasties.

The veteran environmentalist has done more than almost anyone to bring nature to our living rooms – and now he’s back with a new programme that is sure to capture viewers’ attention.

Here’s what we know so far about the show:

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When does it start?

While the BBC has said that Dynasties will premiere on the air “this Autumn”, there is no specific date at the moment.

It is expected that the show will begin in late October or early November, however.

The promise is that the programme will come “to global channels soon after” – so it is not certain just yet when international audiences will be able to watch Dynasties either.

What’s it about?

Dynasties will follow the lives of five animals: lions, chimpanzees, hunting dogs, emperor penguins and tigers.

The show, which has taken four years to bring to our screens, will look at the challenges each of the species faces from climate change and other human factors.

The BBC calls Dynasties “an intense portrayal of the lives of these animals as they unfold, day-by-day, hour-by-hour, where the tiniest incident may end up having a huge consequence on their future.”

What are people saying about the show?

Dynasties’ executive producer Mike Gunton said: “After making Planet Earth II, it’s very exciting to now have the chance to show another, and I think even more intense and gripping, perspective on the lives of our planet’s most impressive yet vulnerable creatures.”

And the BBC’s director of content Charlotte Moore is just as excited about it. “The wonderful David Attenborough will inspire audiences once again when he brings the natural world to life on BBC One with Dynasty.”

Discussing the programme, she added: “Four years in the making, capturing extraordinary family dynamics and behaviour, I hope these intimate animal dramas will connect with audiences just as Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II did.”