If you've been having Sir David Attenborough withdrawal symptoms, listen up.

The TV legend is back with a bang in the first proper look at his new wildlife series Dynasties, and unsurprisingly it looks absolutely stunning.

"The family is one of the most powerful forces in nature," the documentarian declares in the clip, revealing that the show will explore certain animals at a "crucial" moment in their existence when "the future of their dynasty hangs in the balance".

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Cue some incredible and dramatic footage of lions, hunting dogs, chimpanzees, tigers and emperor penguins – the five groups the series will follow.

Each episode will focus on one of these animals as they look to hold onto their power and protect their family, as well as survive in an ever-changing habitat. It all sounds a bit Game of Thrones.

Opening up about Dynasties, producer Mike Gunton promised that the series will be "even more intense and gripping" than Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II.

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"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," he said.

The series has followed the families over a three-year time period, Attenborough saying: "I am not going to go into detail but I can tell you there will be some fairly dark moments and we won't tidy it up.

"This is a new concept and I am privileged to have been be asked to write some of the commentary."

Dynasties is expected to air on BBC One later this year.

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