Silverback Films

Nature. It's what we do, it's what we love.

We create exceptional wildlife films for both television and cinema.

Our passion is helping people to celebrate the natural world whilst also understanding the urgent situation it now faces. By combining powerful storytelling with world-class cinematography, we tell stories that not only inspire...they challenge.

Creating content that makes a difference is at the heart of everything we do here at Silverback.

Sea Lions of the Galapagos

Sea Lions of the Galapagos – streaming on Disney+ April 22. Our brand new feature for Disneynature, narrated by Brendan Fraser, dives underwater with Leo, a handsome sea lion pup whose lifelong quest to find his place in the world is fraught with challenges and filled with new encounters with an array of creatures, from ... Read more

Ocean with David Attenborough

David Attenborough delivers his greatest message of hope in our spectacular new film, Ocean with David Attenborough. The powerful documentary film from Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios is set for release as a global cinema event from 8 May (2025), which also coincides with David Attenborough’s 99th birthday. The film will be available globally on National ... Read more

Secret Lives of Orangutans

Secret Lives of Orangutans is now streaming on Netflix (premiered 22 August 2024) From Silverback Films and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans is the world’s first feature length film about wild orangutans, revealing an intimate and never-before-seen perspective of one of our closest relatives. Following the success of Our Planet, produced ... Read more

Parenthood – Coming Soon

Parenthood in the animal kingdom is a high-stakes game. In a world full of danger, some animal parents go to extreme lengths to ensure the survival of their offspring. Our new five-part natural history series for BBC One and iPlayer explores the extraordinary strategies and ingenious tricks that animals parents employ to give their young ... Read more

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

Billy and Molly visit on the shore. Credit: National Geographic / Charlie Hamilton James Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story premiered May 6 on National Geographic and is now available to stream on Disney+ (UK)/Hulu, and on the Nat Geo YouTube channel in US. From National Geographic and Silverback Films, “Billy & Molly: An ... Read more

Life on Our Planet

Life on Our Planet is our ground-breaking new 8-part series created by Silverback Films in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television – premiering on Netflix 25 October. Narrated by Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman, it’s the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on planet Earth. Today there are 20 million species on our ... Read more

Photo by Ivan Vasquez / Silverback Films ©2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Sea Lions of the Galapagos

From National Geographic and Silverback and in association with All3Media International, documentary special DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN (WT) highlights the vital, achievable actions the world can take to restore the ocean and stabilize the climate, debuting in 2025. (Photo by Conor McDonnell)

Ocean with David Attenborough

Secret Life of Orangutans, Ellie and Emen, produced by Silverback Films

Secret Lives of Orangutans

Parenthood – Coming Soon

Billy and Molly visit on the shore. (credit: National Geographic/Charlie Hamilton James)

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

Life on Our Planet

Sea Lions of the Galapagos trailer – out now!

3rd April 2025

Watch the trailer for our new film Sea Lions of the Galápagos for Disneynature. Narrated by Brendan Fraser, our stunning feature explores the fascinating world of the Galapagos alongside a host of creatures from land and sea. It follows handsome sea lion pup Leo who leaves his mother’s colony to find his own home following swimming lessons, fishing expeditions and some growing up. Male sea lions must fight to earn the best spots, and … Read more

First look: Sea Lions of the Galapagos streaming on Disney+ from April 22

18th March 2025

We thrilled to share a first-look of our new feature film Sea Lions of the Galapagos streaming on Disney+ from April 22. Our film for Disneynature, narrated by Brendan Fraser, dives underwater with Leo, a handsome sea lion pup whose lifelong quest to find his place in the world is fraught with challenges and filled with new encounters with an array of creatures, from marine iguanas and racer snakes to yellowfin tuna and huge Galapagos … Read more

Silverback Films receives 4 nominations in the RTS West of England Awards

12th March 2025

The Royal Television Society (RTS) West of England has announced the shortlist of nominations for its annual awards – with work across the fields of onscreen talent, craft, scripted, regional television news and a range of factual programming including natural history and documentary. Our critically-acclaimed film Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story has been nominated in the following categories: DOCUMENTARY: Award for excellence in the production of Documentary Programme/Content or Series EDITING: Award for … Read more

International Women’s Day 2025

8th March 2025

Today we celebrating the incredible women behind our productions – their talent, passion, and dedication continue to push the boundaries of natural history filmmaking, both in front of and behind the camera. This year’s #IWD2025 theme is ‘Accelerate Action’ emphasising the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres. … Read more

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