A first look at what comes next
New films. Open possibilities.
Explore the projects we’re developing and the questions driving our next journeys into the field. Some are taking shape through research; others are already revealing themselves through the lens.
We’re looking for funders, commissioners, and co-production partners who share our curiosity and want to help shape these films for audiences around the world.
The Hidden Himalayas
From Monsoon to Rain Shadow
In production · Seeking funding and international co-production partners
Beneath the Himalayan peaks, monsoon rain feeds forests, fills rivers, and becomes ice. Its journey connects lives separated by thousands of metres of altitude. The Hidden Himalayas follows those connections to reveal a mountain world in constant motion, where every opportunity to feed, breed, or raise young depends on timing.
Format: 1 × 52-minute natural history special
Potential additional format: 90-minute feature
Target delivery: 2028–2029
Return of the North China Leopard With Jacky Poon
In development · Seeking funding partners
Wildlife cinematographer Jacky Poon embarks on a personal journey across China to explore a remarkable question: can ecological restoration bring back a lost apex predator?
Beginning in his birthplace, Beijing, Jacky follows reports of North China leopards appearing beyond the capital. His search takes him through recovering forests and communities living alongside these elusive cats, tracing the relationship between China’s environmental transformation and the leopard’s return.
Format: 1 × 90-minute feature documentary
Potential format: 2× 60-minute mini series
The Wild Next Door
In development · Seeking funding and international co-production partners
Tens of millions of people call these cities home. So does wildlife.
What would a city look like if you could slip beneath a garden gate or land on its highest rooftop? A gap in an ancient building becomes a home. Shrubs beside an apartment block conceal a growing family. Familiar streets reveal another network of routes, shelters, and feeding grounds.
The Wild Next Door follows animals finding food, raising young, and navigating daily life in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. As they learn to live alongside us, the series asks a question of their human neighbours: how can we be better neighbours in return?
Format: 3 × 52-minute natural history documentary series
Shangri-la: The Laws of Paradise
In development · Seeking funding and international co-production partners
James Hilton imagined Shangri-la as a hidden valley where life exists in harmony. For the animals living among China’s great mountains and forests, paradise comes with conditions.
Built entirely from existing footage of China’s wildlife, Shangri-la: The Laws of Paradise explores three questions that shape every generation: can you find a partner, protect your young, and hold on to a place to live?
Intimate animal stories connect the episodes, revealing the effort, ingenuity, and relationships that sustain life in these landscapes.
3 × 60-minute natural history documentary series
with extensive achieve Available