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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
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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
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David Attenborough: Ocean – Coming 2025

Coming 2025 – ‘David Attenborough: Ocean’ will release in theatres before premiering globally on National Geographic and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Announcing our new feature-length documentary special with Sir David Attenborough about the health of the world’s oceans. Presented and authored by the 98-year-old broadcaster, ‘David Attenborough: Ocean’ will share the story of how we ... Read more
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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+/Hulu, and on the Nat Geo YouTube channel in US (additional release dates coming soon). From National Geographic and Silverback Films, ... Read more
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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
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The Earthshot Prize 2023

Studio Silverback are producing The Earthshot Prize 2023 for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, the ambitious global initiative to protect and restore our planet. Silverback has previously produced the landmark five-part BBC and Discovery+ television series in 2021 (‘The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet) as well as the five-part video series showcasing competition finalists in 2022. This is ... Read more
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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

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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

Read More →

David Attenborough: Ocean – Coming 2025

Coming 2025 – ‘David Attenborough: Ocean’ will release in theatres before premiering globally on National Geographic and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Announcing our new feature-length documentary special with Sir David Attenborough about the health of the world’s oceans. Presented and authored by the 98-year-old broadcaster, ‘David Attenborough: Ocean’ will share the story of how we … Read more

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+/Hulu, and on the Nat Geo YouTube channel in US (additional release dates coming soon). From National Geographic and Silverback Films, … Read more

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

Read More →

The Earthshot Prize 2023

Studio Silverback are producing The Earthshot Prize 2023 for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, the ambitious global initiative to protect and restore our planet. Silverback has previously produced the landmark five-part BBC and Discovery+ television series in 2021 (‘The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet) as well as the five-part video series showcasing competition finalists in 2022. This is … Read more

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Latest News

Silverback showcase for women, transgender, and non-binary freelance camera operators

25th September 2024

Today (25 Sept) Silverback Films hosted a showcase for women, transgender, and non-binary freelance camera operators, working within the natural history film & TV industry. It was an afternoon celebrating diverse filmmaking talent, and opportunity for our Senior Producers, Producers, and wider production teams to connect with those underrepresented behind the lens. We recognise there’s a long way to go in making our industry more inclusive – and embracing diversity not only creates opportunities for … Read more

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Announcing the winner of our short film competition: ‘Rodent’

23rd September 2024

We’re thrilled to announce the winner of our inaugural staff short film competition, shooting director Joe Fereday, and his film ‘Rodent’. In 2021 we created an ongoing initiative to give our staff (outside of Producers or Series Producers) the chance to experience the full process of filmmaking. Entrants were tasked with pitching a creative short film that fit with Silverback’s environmental values alongside schedules, logistics, budgets, and staffing. For the winner – the opportunity to … Read more

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Secret Lives of Orangutans shines a spotlight on Sumatran orangutans

23rd September 2024

Orangutans, with their soulful eyes and gentle nature, have captured our hearts and minds for generations. In our new film, Secret Lives of Orangutans, we provide an intimate glimpse into the intricate inner lives of these magnificent apes. The plight of orangutans is widely known. Habitat loss across their range has left the Sumatran orangutan population at around 14,000 and steadily declining. While there have been many films focussing on conservation and the threats orangutans … Read more

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Billy & Molly wins ‘Best People and Nature Film’ at the 2024 Jackson Wild Media Awards

9th September 2024

We’re thrilled to share that ‘Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story’ has won the ‘Best People and Nature Film’ Award at the 2024 Jackson Wild Media Awards. Our heartwarming film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a wild otter and a man set in the remote Scottish islands of Shetland. It’s a spectacular showcase of the beauty of the natural world and the effect it can have on our lives during the … Read more

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