BBC Studios Releases First-Look Images From ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’

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BBC Studios today released three first-look images from the upcoming series Walking With Dinosaurs, set to premiere later this year on BBC Earth in Asia.

More than 25 years after it first stomped onto our television screens, the iconic Walking With Dinosaurs is returning in a major new BBC Studios production for the BBC and PBS, co-produced with ZDF and France Télévisions.1 This new six-part series will transport viewers back in time, revealing the incredible life stories of these long-lost giants.

In a thrilling reimagining of one of the BBC’s most beloved factual shows, each episode of Walking With Dinosaurs tells the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by world-leading paleontologists.2 Thanks to cutting-edge science, experts can now understand how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought, and died with unprecedented accuracy. As the dinosaurs’ bones emerge from the ground, the series brings these prehistoric stories to life with state-of-the-art visual effects, making each episode a gripping dinosaur drama grounded in the latest scientific evidence.3

ALBERTOSAURUS (pictured below)

Albertosaurus, a smaller but equally deadly relative of T. rex, was a formidable predator.4 Young Albertosaurus were capable of reaching speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, making them the fastest animals in the Walking With Dinosaurs series.5 Paleontologists believe they hunted their prey in packs before devouring them with their dozens of large, sharp teeth.

Many dinosaurs are now known to have been feathered. Our Albertosaurus is depicted with fur-like feathers, an inference drawn from fossil evidence of related species that perfectly preserved these details.

PACHYRINOSAURUS (pictured below)

Closely related to Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus was a plant-eater with a thick slab of keratin-covered bone over its nose, known as a boss, used for combat between males. There are three known species of Pachyrhinosaurus.6 Our species is Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, distinguished by a unique singular horn projecting from the center of its head – informally known as the “unicorn” horn.7 73 million years ago, mega herds of up to 40,000 Pachyrhinosaurs may have embarked on epic migrations over hundreds of miles in search of food and nesting grounds, similar to modern-day caribou.8

Walking With Dinosaurs, a 6×50′ series, was commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer by Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual.9 Bill Gardner is Editorial Consultant for PBS.10 Diana El-Osta is the Executive in Charge for PBS. It is a BBC Studios Science Unit Production co-produced with ZDF and France Télévisions for BBC and PBS.11 The Executive Producers are Andrew Cohen and Helen Thomas; the Showrunner is Kirsty Wilson; the Producer/Directors are Stephen Cooter, Tom Hewitson, and Owen Gower; and the Line Producers are Max Brunold and Libby Hand.12 The BBC Commissioning Editor is Tom Coveney.


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