They won’t be coming any time soon, and there’s no exact date on when we can expect them to air, but nature lovers around the world can rejoice, safe in the knowledge that they’ll be treated to a Planet Earth III and a Frozen Planet II.

Planet Earth II, by the way, is the most-watched nature series of all time, and it’s really not hard to see why.

Before we get to the video, released by BBC America, let’s iron out some details:

…two Emmy®-winning and globally renowned series loved by millions will return – Planet Earth III and Frozen Planet II…

The rare and highly coveted series, Planet Earth III will have a truly global scale with crews staying longer in the field than ever before and new technology will be central to its approach.

Planet Earth III will be the most ambitious natural history landmark ever undertaken by the BBC. Combining the awe and wonder of the original Planet Earth, the new science and discoveries of Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II, and the immersive character-led storytelling of Dynasties, the series will take the ‘Planet Earth’ experience to new heights. It will air in 2022.

Frozen Planet II will take audiences back to the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica. Ten years on from the original Frozen Planet, this series tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s locked in ice and blanketed in snow. It will air in 2021.

OK, so 2021 and 2022 aren’t exactly around the corner, but there’s no harm in getting a little amped at this stage.

Cue the video with the powerful music and spliced shots:

Beautiful.

You’ll also notice that a series called One Planet: Seven Worlds is mentioned, which is guaranteed to involve a familiar favourite:

One Planet: Seven Worlds, the previously announced landmark series to be narrated Emmy®-winner Sir David Attenborough, is a brand new ambitious seven-part landmark nature docu-series. Each one-hour episode will transport viewers to a single continent and tell the story of its spectacular wildlife and iconic landscapes…

This series will reveal how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there. We will discover why Australasia is full of peculiar and venomous wildlife; why North America is a land of opportunity where pioneers succeed; and what the consequences are for life racing to compete on the richest of all continents, South America.

The series will feature remarkable, new animal behavior from all the continents including the baking plains of Africa and the frozen waters off Antarctica.

That one’s going to air next year, but at least the wait will be punctuated by another Attenborough gem, Our Planet, which comes out on April 5.

[source:bbcamerica]