The BBC & PBS Resurrect 'Walking with Dinosaurs'

It's been a quarter century since the BBC originally commissioned Walking with Dinosaurs, a factual documentary series using 1990s-era state-of-the-art CGI to bring the giant creatures to life. At the time, some protested that the computer-generated creatures were not real; therefore, their "adventures" (presented in the style of a David Attenborough special) were all fakery. However, the ratings for the series, which used the same technology as the Jurassic Park films, went through the roof, as people wanted to see what these creatures might have really been like. Now, 25 years on, the BBC and PBS are teaming up with ZDF and France Télévisions to bring the series back, using the advancement of technology, both in computer graphic imagery and in paleontology, to reimagine the series for the 21st century.

As the press release boasts, "There’s never been a better time to travel back to the prehistoric. We’re living through a golden age of paleontology that is transforming our understanding of dinosaurs. Around 50 new species are being identified every year, and science is revealing extraordinary new details about dinosaur biology and behavior. Across the globe, hundreds of dinosaur experts are currently scouring the wilds for new dig sites, and this series has exclusive access to some of the very best."

The six-episode series will each focus on different dinosaurs that are in the middle of being unearthed in 2024 and will include the latest discoveries made about these creatures since the 1990s. Check out the teaser released by the BBC: