BBC AMERICA and BBC Factual have announced that iconic naturalist and three-time Emmy Award-winner Sir David Attenborough will present “Asia”, a seven-part natural history series exploring the wildlife and landscapes of the largest continent. The series will debut on BBC AMERICA and AMC+ in 2025.
“Asia” will cover a wide range of locations, from the Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the Siberian wilderness to the Indian Ocean’s coral seas. Filmed over nearly four years, the series will highlight Asia’s remarkable diversity, featuring dramatic wildlife stories and previously unseen behaviour.
The series will consist of seven one-hour episodes, each focusing on a different region of the continent. Audiences will see rhinos’ unique courtship rituals in Nepal, the elusive red pandas in the Himalayan foothills, and a lone wolf’s relentless hunt in the Tibetan Plateau. The series will also emphasise conservation challenges and solutions, as well as the efforts of conservation heroes across Asia.
“Asia” is produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, co-produced with BBC AMERICA, France Télévisions, and ZDF, with BBC Studios holding global distribution rights. The executive producer is Roger Webb, the series producer is Matthew Wright, and the commissioning editor is Sreya Biswas.
