Netflix is working on a 4K successor to the Planet Earth series

If ever there was a reason to purchase a 4K monitor or television, it would be the fact that Netflix is working with the creators of the Planet Earth documentaries to release another massive nature series that’s going to be shot entirely in 4K. Known as Our Planet, the eight-episode series will take us on a journey through the natural world in much the same way that Planet Earth did. It’s not set to arrive until 2019, however, so I wouldn’t put a 4K screen on my wishlist just yet. 

In a move that’s sure to convince people to buy 4K TVs, Variety reports that Netflix is now collaborating with the creators of the popular Planet Earth documentaries to release a massive nature series in 2019. Titled Our Planet, the eight-episode series will explore the natural world, making it the streaming giant’s most ambitious documentary project to date. Netflix is teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund and Silverback Films, the production company behind Planet Earth for the BBC, as well as Disney’s slate of wildlife-focused documentaries like Chimpanzee and African Cats. The company’s pedigree certainly proceeds it; Planet Earth was nominated for a BAFTA and won a Primetime Emmy back in 2007, and is recognized as one of the best nature documentaries ever made.