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.Jesse Whittock, [https://deadline.com/video/nikolaj-coster-waldau-optimists-guide-planet-bloomberg/ "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. 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.Matt Donnelly, [https://variety.com/2023/film/news/watch-trailer-nikolaj-coster-waldau-optimists-guide-to-the-planet-1235829263/ "Watch First Trailer for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Unscripted Series ‘An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet’"]. Variety, December 8, 2023.

The series was produced by Cream Productions and Wildfire Television.Marlow Stern, [https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/nikolaj-coster-waldau-game-of-thrones-climate-crisis-an-optimists-guide-to-the-planet-series-1234692554/ "A ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Fights for Our Future"]. Rolling Stone, March 10, 2023. In March 2025, it was announced that a second season of the series will enter production in spring 2025.Jesse Whittock, [https://deadline.com/2025/03/optimists-guide-with-nikolaj-coster-waldau-lands-season-2-1236351201/ "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.

Awards

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rowspan=3| Canadian Screen Awards

| rowspan=3| 2025

| Rob Stewart Award

| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Philip Clarke, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, David W. Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Joe Derrick, Patrick Cameron

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| rowspan=3| Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/the-tragically-hip-okurimono-lead-canadian-screen-award-documentary-nominees/ "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees"]. Point of View, March 26, 2025.

Best Photography in a Documentary or Factual Program or Series

| John Minh Tran

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Best Sound in a Documentary or Factual Program or Series

| Michael Bonini, Brian Eimer, Dylan Broda

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