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Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles

Our new 4-part series for BBC One and iPlayer follows wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin as he reveals hidden wildlife gems from across the four countries of the British Isles. Watch the ‘Spring’ episode premiere on BBC One on Sunday 12th October 6.15pm.   The natural world is for all of us – if you know ... Read more
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Parenthood

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 narrated by Sir David Attenborough explores the extraordinary strategies and ingenious tricks that animals parents employ to give their young ... Read more
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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 was released as a global cinema event from May 8 (2025), coinciding with David Attenborough’s 99th birthday. The film is available globally on National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu from ... Read more
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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
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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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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
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Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles

Our new 4-part series for BBC One and iPlayer follows wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin as he reveals hidden wildlife gems from across the four countries of the British Isles. Watch the ‘Spring’ episode premiere on BBC One on Sunday 12th October 6.15pm.   The natural world is for all of us – if you know … Read more

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Parenthood

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 narrated by Sir David Attenborough explores the extraordinary strategies and ingenious tricks that animals parents employ to give their young … Read more

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 was released as a global cinema event from May 8 (2025), coinciding with David Attenborough’s 99th birthday. The film is available globally on National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu from … Read more

Read More →

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

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

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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+ (UK)/Hulu, and on the Nat Geo YouTube channel in US. From National Geographic and Silverback Films, “Billy & Molly: An … Read more

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Latest News

Silverback Films Co-Founder Keith Scholey awarded RTS Fellowship

6th November 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Silverback Films Co-Founder Keith Scholey has been presented with a fellowship from the Royal Television Society (RTS). The ceremony took place last night (Wednesday 5th November) during the annual RTS Patrons’ Dinner at One Great George Street, and recognises industry luminaries who have made a remarkable, meaningful and enduring impact on UK television. The award was handed out by Jane Turton, RTS Chair and CEO of All3Media. Born and raised … Read more

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Silverback Films wins three Daytime Emmy Awards for Secret Lives of Orangutans

18th October 2025

We’re thrilled to announce we’ve won three Daytime Emmy Awards for our film Secret Lives of Orangutans – with Sir David Attenborough making history with us at 99 years old as the oldest Daytime Emmy winner for Outstanding Daytime Personality. The wins mark a major achievement for our team behind Secret Lives of Orangutans – the world’s first feature-length film about wild orangutans, offering an intimate and unprecedented look at one of our closest relatives. … Read more

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Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles premieres Sunday 12th October 6.15pm on BBC One

6th October 2025

We’re excited to share the trailer for our brand-new four part series for BBC One and iPlayer: Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles which follows wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin as he reveals hidden wildlife gems from across the four countries of the UK. Tune into the first episode on BBC One this Sunday 12th October at 6.15pm.    Here’s an interview with Hamza, diving into our year-long journey where he shares some of the highlights and challenges of … Read more

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Ocean in Concert UK Tour Coming Spring 2026

3rd October 2025

Announcing the Ocean in Concert tour is coming to the UK in February 2026. Experience a live screening of our stunning nature documentary film ‘Ocean with David Attenborough‘ accompanied by full symphony orchestra performing Academy-Award winning composer Steven Price’s evocative score live. Find out more: www.oceanconcert.live Our hugely acclaimed film ‘Ocean with David Attenborough‘ released in May 2025, revealed that nowhere is more vital to life – or more full of wonder – than the … Read more

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