Netflix and the BBC are teaming up for the first time to make a natural history documentary.
The pair will co-produce three-part series Life In Colour, in which Sir David Attenborough will explore how color plays a vital role in animal interactions using new cameras built specifically for the show.
The documentary is being lined up for a 2021 premiere, meaning Attenborough will be 95 by the time it is released.
It is produced by Humble Bee Films, a Bristol-based production company, which recently made Attenborough And The Giant Elephant for BBC One. Sydney-based Sealight Pictures is co-producing with Humble Bee.
Attenborough has a long history of working with the BBC, and this year fronted Netflix series Our Planet, made by Silver back Films. Life In Colour will be the first time the BBC and Netflix have collaborated on natural history.
The series will air on BBC Two in the UK. Life In Colour is executive produced by Stephen Dunleavy for Humble Bee Films and Colette Beaudry for SeaLight Pictures.
BBC Two will debut the series, while Netflix has the global rights except for in the UK, Ireland, and Australia.
