An Optimist's Guide to the Planet

An Optimist's Guide to the Planet is a British-Canadian television documentary series, which premiered in 2024 on Crave and Bloomberg Television. ^[1] Hosted by actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the series features Coster-Waldau travelling around the world to interview and highlight people who are working on innovative new solutions to the issue of climate change. ^[2]

The series was produced by Cream Productions and Wildfire Television. ^[3] In March 2025, it was announced that a second season of the series will enter production in spring 2025. ^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards	2025	Rob Stewart Award	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Philip Clarke, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, David W. Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Joe Derrick, Patrick Cameron	Pending	[5]
		Best Photography in a Documentary or Factual Program or Series	John Minh Tran	Pending
		Best Sound in a Documentary or Factual Program or Series	Michael Bonini, Brian Eimer, Dylan Broda	Pending

References

1. Jesse Whittock, "Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Details His Attempts To Apply ‘Game Of Thrones’ Wisdom To Bloomberg’s ‘Optimist’s Guide To The Planet’; Watch Exclusive Clip". Deadline Hollywood , February 7, 2024.
2. Matt Donnelly, "Watch First Trailer for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Unscripted Series ‘An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet’". Variety , December 8, 2023.
3. Marlow Stern, "A ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Fights for Our Future". Rolling Stone , March 10, 2023.
4. Jesse Whittock, "An Optimist’s Guide To The Planet With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’ Lands Season 2; Cream Productions, Wildfire Television & Ill Kippers Aps Producing For Bloomberg". Deadline Hollywood , March 27, 2025.
5. Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View , March 26, 2025.

External links

• An Optimist's Guide to the Planet at IMDb