Planet Earth II

*Planet Earth II*
Planet Earth II
Genre	Nature documentary
Presented by	David Attenborough
Composers	Hans Zimmer; Jasha Klebe; Jacob Shea;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Vanessa Berlowitz, Mike Gunton, James Brickell, Tom Hugh-Jones
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	BBC Natural History Unit; BBC Studios; BBC America; ZDF; France Télévisions; Tencent;
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	6 November –; 11 December 2016
Related
	Planet Earth; Planet Earth III; Blue Planet II;

Planet Earth II is a 2016 British nature documentary series produced by the BBC as a sequel to Planet Earth, which was broadcast in 2006. The series is presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough with the main theme music composed by Hans Zimmer.

Announced in 2013, Planet Earth II is the first television series produced by the BBC in Ultra-high-definition (4K), and set out to utilise new filmmaking technologies that had been developed since the first series.

The first trailer was released on 9 October 2016, and the series premiered on 6 November 2016 in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC One HD. It aired internationally on BBC Earth and other networks.

The series received universal critical acclaim, with many reviewers commending the use of new filmmaking technology and declaring it among the best nature documentaries of all time. It won two Television Awards and two Television Craft Awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

A sequel titled Planet Earth III aired in 2023.

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