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An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

48min

Documentary

Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the solutions – which will transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism and human disconnection into engagement. In each of the six episodes, Nikolaj and his affable team criss-cross the globe exploring humanity, witnessing its power for good and learning about some of the remarkable solutions (both old and new) that inspire his optimism for the future.

Production Companies

BellMedia

Cream Productions

Ill Kippers

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Dusk or Dawn

1. Dusk or Dawn

48min

8th Feb 2024

In this episode, Nikolaj discovers the difference is hope, a hope he finds in inspiring people, projects and ideas all over the world.

Shelter

2. Shelter

48min

15th Feb 2024

Shelter is one of the most essential human needs. Nikolaj finds hope from architects re-imagining how we live for a sustainable future.

Regenerate

3. Regenerate

48min

22nd Feb 2024

Nature has an amazing power to regenerate. How can we harness its innate ability to heal to solve the problems we face?

Nourish

4. Nourish

48min

29th Feb 2024

Nikolaj’s journey in this episode focuses on ways to rethink how we grow and cook the food that sustains us.

Move

5. Move

48min

7th Mar 2024

Nikolaj meets some engineers, mechanics and entrepreneurs who may have solutions on how to move without hitting an environmental dead end.

Transform

6. Transform

48min

14th Mar 2024

Nikolaj’s journey toward hope continues as he searches for innovators transforming and revitalizing our world.

First air date

8th Feb 2024

Last air date

14th Mar 2024

Status

Returning Series

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks