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BBC Factual‘s landmark dinosaur series “Walking With Dinosaurs” roars back to life in a new reimagining, 25 years after its original stomp across television screens. The upcoming six-part series, slated for BBC One and iPlayer, promises to revolutionize natural history storytelling through cutting-edge visual effects and forensic science.

Series producer BBC Studios, alongside co-producers PBS, Zdf, and France Télévisions, will transport viewers into the prehistoric world by following individual dinosaurs whose remains are actively being discovered by leading paleontologists. Each episode, running 50 minutes, weaves paleontological discoveries with cinematic storytelling, bringing to life creatures like the feathered Albertosaurus, a deadly T. rex relative, and the distinctive Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, sporting its characteristic “unicorn” horn.

The series is executive produced by Andrew Cohen and Helen Thomas, with Kirsty Wilson serving as showrunner. Jack Bootle, head of commissioning for specialist factual, greenlit the project for the BBC, with Bill Gardner consulting for PBS.

Twenty-five years after its debut, “Walking with Dinosaurs” is set to return in a fresh BBC Studios production, slated for a 2025 release on BBC and PBS.

The six-part series, co-produced with Zdf and France Télévisions, aims to be an immersive journey into the prehistoric era, uncovering the lives of the ancient giants.

This reimagined series will spotlight individual dinosaurs, with each episode focusing on the dramatic tale of a specific creature currently being excavated by top paleontologists. Enhanced by cutting-edge scientific insights, the show aims to depict the daily lives of these dinosaurs with unprecedented accuracy. Viewers can expect state-of-the-art visual effects to bring these ancient narratives to life.

Audiences will encounter a diverse cast of dinosaurs across varied landscapes: a Spinosaurus navigating ancient Moroccan rivers, a young Triceratops facing off against a T-Rex in North America, and a solitary Lusotitan searching for a mate in Portugal. With paleontology experiencing...

The BBC and PBS are stomping back to Walking with Dinosaurs after 25 years.

The returning series, which is being co-produced with Zdf and France Télévisions, will land in 2025 and has already entered production.

The original series was a huge step for natural history. It was narrated by Kenneth Branagh in the UK and Avery Brooks in the U.S., where it aired on the Discovery Channel.

The reimagining will tell the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur each episode whose remains are currently being unearthed by the world’s leading dinosaur hunters. Thanks to cutting-edge science, experts will reveal how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before, utilizing state-of-the-art visual effects. Species will include a Spinosaurus – the largest carnivorous dinosaur to ever walk the earth – roaming the rivers of ancient Morocco; a youthful Triceratops battling a ravenous T. rex in North America; and a...