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 Films and Studio Silverback.

Secret Lives of Orangutans – Coming 22 Aug

Secret Lives of Orangutans will premiere on Netflix on 22 August 2024 Orangutans are not just one of our closest relatives, they’re perhaps more relatable to us than any other great ape. From Silverback Films and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, our new documentary film follows a remarkable group of orangutans in the pristine jungles ... 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

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

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

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

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 – Coming 22 Aug

Parenthood – Coming Soon

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)

David Attenborough: Ocean – Coming 2025

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

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

Life on Our Planet

The Earthshot Prize 2023

FIRST LOOK: Secret Lives of Orangutans

26th July 2024

Meet baby Emen one of the stars of our new documentary film ‘Secret Lives of Orangutans’ narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Premiering on Netflix 22 August. Filmed over two years, we follow a remarkable group of orangutans in the pristine jungles of Sumatra. The story centres on new mum Ellie and Eden, who both captured the hearts of Our Planet viewers in 2019, as Eden now embarks on the most challenging period of her life. … Read more

Silverback Films are finalists in the 2024 Jackson Wild Media Awards for ‘Billy & Molly’ and ‘Life on Our Planet’

23rd July 2024

We’re thrilled to share that Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story and Life on Our Planet have been chosen as finalists for the prestigious Jackson Wild 2024 Media Awards, in three categories. The awards recognise excellence & innovation in science and nature storytelling, with over 500 remarkable films and 1,100 category entries from 74 different countries around the world this year. Finalists were selected by more than 200 international judges who together screened over … Read more

Announcing our new feature ‘David Attenborough: Ocean’ – coming 2025!

18th July 2024

Announcing our new feature-length documentary special with Sir David Attenborough about the health of the world’s oceans – coming 2025! Presented and authored by the 98-year-old broadcaster, ‘David Attenborough: Ocean’ will share the story of how we can, and must, restore the glory of Earth’s vast, interconnected waters. After nearly a hundred years filming every aspect of the natural world, Attenborough delivers his most powerful message yet. In this film, he draws on his lifetime … Read more

Our Planet II and Life on Our Planet nominated in 2024 Emmy Awards

17th July 2024

Nominations for the 76th Emmy® Awards have just been announced (17 June 2024) and we’re thrilled to share that our series for Netflix have received two nominations: Our Planet II reveals life’s extraordinary journeys in a world that is changing faster than ever. Nominated for ‘Outstanding Cinematography’ our filmmakers set out to show scale in fresh and awe-inspiring ways, from the movement of the world’s largest herds to the massive odyssey ahead of single albatross … Read more

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