Kristin Brzoznowski

BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit is behind the new series Our Changing Planet, which is being touted as the most ambitious environmental series the BBC has ever commissioned.

Former international cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is on board a new three-part series from BBC Factual that will see him undertaking the task of setting up an unlikely cricket team.

Objective Media Group Scotland has been commissioned for the one-off documentary Meet You at the Hippos, led by Mark Bonnar, for BBC Scotland.

ZDF Enterprises’ new four-part WWII documentary Inside Japan’s War has started production.

Disney+ has ordered the three-part original docuseries On the Edge with Alex Honnold, featuring the climber from the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, from National Geographic.

Curiosity Stream has set a September world premiere for its first-ever feature-length original film, HEVAL.

The documentary streaming service MagellanTV is to host the world premiere of Mars Calling, which explores the prospect of humans visiting and settling on the Red Planet.

Warner Music Entertainment, the film and TV division of Warner Music Group (WMG), has entered into a partnership with Lightbox to co-produce, co-develop and co-finance nonfiction projects.

WTFN, the Australian indie producer behind such hits as Bondi Vet, has tapped Stephen Peters as its new head of development.

Cineflix Media is partnering with Jacqueline Bynon on the new production company More to the Story Media, which will specialize in investigative true-crime series, documentaries, movies and podcasts.