PBS Slates Season 43 of Nature

A new season of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning series Nature is arriving on PBS in the U.S. on October 23.

Season 43 opens with “Silverback,” which follows filmmaker Vianet Djenguet as he comes face to face with a 500-pound gorilla in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “San Diego: America’s Wildest City” showcases the county’s biodiversity thriving among a human population of 3.3 million residents. An intimate portrait of the legendary Sir David Attenborough’s life and career is on display in “Attenborough’s Life Journey.”

Viewers will learn what it takes to rescue hummingbirds in “Hummingbirds of Hollywood.” David Oyelowo narrates the lives of three African big cats in “Big Cats, Small World,” while Jeremy Irons shows viewers the wild side of Transylvania in “Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom.” Other episodes this season will explore how wildlife thrives in Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, Tanzania’s Katavi National Park and the coast of Antarctica.

“This season of Nature takes viewers all around the world to show off the extraordinary behavior and resilience of wildlife and the remarkable conservation efforts of humans working alongside them,” said Fred Kaufman, executive producer for Nature. “Just as the legendary Sir David Attenborough says, ‘This is the only planet we’ve got, and we’ve got to protect it.’”