Planet Earth II (mini-series) - BBC Press Release for the Acclaimed Mini-Series on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD-BD Coming to stores in all three disc-based formats this March 28th
Posted by David Lambert	3/15/2017
For Immediate Release The First Ever Natural History Television Series Released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray BBC AMERICA's PLANET EARTH II In the U.S. and Canada on March 28, 2017 Narrated by Sir David Attenborough "Nature photography has rarely been as spectacular as it is in Planet Earth II..." - The New York Times "...Planet Earth II is on another level. The BBC Natural History Unit has really outdone itself. This documentary is a truly sublime accomplishment, an epic achievement that everyone should watch." - The Hollywood Reporter "It's a uniquely dichotomous achievement, one that combines our expanding technologies and cinematic skills with the remote wildness of habitats without humans." - Variety New York; March 14, 2017 - For the first time ever, BBC Home Entertainment is making a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray natural history television series available to fans of BBC AMERCA's landmark series, PLANET EARTH II. Experience the beauty, wonder, and extraordinary magic of animal behaviors...so elusive that they were considered almost impossible to capture. This special collector's item, narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough, will be available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 28, 2017 in the U.S. and Canada. Bonus content includes Planet Earth Diaries, a look behind the scenes with each episode's production team, revealing the astounding challenges they encountered and their incredible experiences while filming PLANET EARTH II. For DVD and Blu-ray, these are 10-minute bonus clips at the end of each episode and for the 4K UHD, it will be a 54 minute disc accompanying the series. The highest-rated U.S. nature show among adults 25-54 in five years, and the most watched unscripted telecast ever in total viewers on BBC AMERICA, PLANET EARTH II showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering brighter, deeper, and more lifelike colors, plus 5.1 DTS-HD master audio for a home viewing experience like never before. A decade after the groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning natural history series PLANET EARTH Blu-ray was released - which is still the number one selling non-theatrical home video release to date with over five million copies sold worldwide - PLANET EARTH II goes further, gets closer, and captures behavior and places that would have been impossible 10 years ago. Over three years in the making, filmed in 40 different countries on 117 filming trips and a total of 2,089 shooting days, PLANET EARTH II delivers a whole new view of our planet. "This DVD is the one to get...I thought PLANET EARTH II looked pretty amazing on my HD TV, but on this 4K Ultra HD our series looks so good its almost otherworldly! And for us to be the first out of the blocks with a 4K DVD is really icing on the cake!" said series Executive Producer, Mike Gunton. Captured in stunning 4K Ultra HD detail, PLANET EARTH II is an immersive exploration of the islands, mountains, jungles, grasslands, deserts, and cities of the world. Journey to the four corners of the globe to discover the extreme forces that shape life in each of these iconic landscapes, and the remarkable ways animals manage to overcome the challenges of surviving in the wildest places on Earth. From eye-to-eye encounters with incredible creatures, to epic journeys through breathtaking wildernesses, experience the wonder of the natural world as never before. PLANET EARTH II premiered Saturday, February 18, 2017 simultaneously on BBC AMERICA in the U.S. and on BBC Earth in Canada. PLANET EARTH II is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC AMERICA, ZDF, Tencent and France Télévisions. BBC AMERICA's PLANET EARTH II Street Date: March 28, 2017 Suggested Retail Price: UHD $59.99 ($74.98 in Canada) Suggested Retail Price: Blu-ray $44.95 ($55.98 in Canada) Suggested Retail Price: DVD $35.99 ($44.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 360 mins + bonus content 3-disc set (UHD) / 2-disc set (DVD/BD) About BBC Worldwide North America BBC Worldwide North America is the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operating in the U.S. and Canada. The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the UK license payer and invests in public service programming in return for rights. The company operates four businesses in the territory - linear and digital content sales and co-productions, consumer products, BBC.com, and two studios based in Los Angeles - BBC Worldwide Productions, responsible for the smash hit Dancing with the Stars and the limited series The Night Of; and Adjacent Productions, producers of Life Below Zero and Ladies of London, among others. The company also owns a 50.1% share in cable channel BBC AMERICA through a joint venture with AMC Networks.