Apple TV+ Orders New Nature Docuseries

Apple TV+ has commissioned two new six-part nature docuseries, Born to Be Wild and Endangered Planet, both of which provide a glimpse at the rarest animals on Earth.

From Tailfeather Productions and Offspring Films, Born to Be Wild follows rare young animals for several years as they are brought up in our world but destined to return to theirs to rewild their homelands and save their species. It features a Savanna elephant calf, two young cheetahs, a ring-tailed lemur pup, a moon bear cub, Iberian lynx kits and orphaned African penguins.

The series is executive produced by Lucy van Beek (Wild Tales from the Farm, Stephen Hawking’s The Search for a New Earth, Britain from Above) for Tailfeather Productions and Alex Williamson (Earth at Night in Color, Earthsounds, Big Cats) and Isla Robertson (Earth at Night in Color, Last of the Giants, Animals at Play) for Offspring.

Endangered Planet, from Offspring Films, follows a team of filmmakers and scientists as they capture groundbreaking, often first-time footage of Earth’s most elusive species such as the Gobi bear, Malayan tiger, Javan rhino, Caucasian leopard, Cross River gorilla and the North Atlantic right whale. Using cutting-edge technology, the series uncovers insights about how to help save and protect the critically endangered animals.

The series is executive produced by Williamson and Robertson.