“Game of Thrones” star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau wants to save the world from all manner of existential threats – including cynicism – in his new unscripted series for Bloomberg Originals.
PvNew has an exclusive first look at the trailer for “An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet,” a six-episode series that chooses to focus not on problems but solutions to some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.
The series follows Coster-Waldau and his team as they travel the globe in search of ideas that inspire optimism for the future. Sustainable food growth, carbon neutral jet fuel, tiny worms that can break down plastics and more are explored in countries including Greenland, Australia, United States, Japan, Vietnam and Kenya.
“I’ve always felt like sometimes the good stories get lost. The focus is often on the end of the world,” Coster-Waldau said. “This show inspires me and gives me a belief that there is there is a reason to act, because action isn’t happening fast enough.”
Cream Productions and Wildfire Television mounted the project, which is a Canada-United Kingdom co-production. It premieres Feb. 8. The series was made in association with Bloomberg and Bell Media, as well as Ill Kippers Aps. David Brady, Philip Clarke, Kate Harrison Karman, Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier serve as executive producers. Patrick Cameron is co-executive producer.
As the trailer reveals, the environmentalists were excited to see “Jamie Lannister” trying out their proprietary green tech. Coster-Waldau will return to scripted television with the upcoming “King and Conquerer” from the BCC and CBS Studios, for which he serves as producer and director. He most recently appeared in the Apple Studios original “The Last Thing He Told Me,” based on Laura Dave’s bestselling novel.
Watch the trailer below.
