Paddington Dad New Wildlife Voice

Paddington star Hugh Bonneville narrates the new wildlife series Born to be Wild, which streams on Apple TV from December 19.

Filmed over several years across three continents, the six-part docuseries follows six endangered creatures growing up in our world but destined to return to theirs. Reads the blurb:

From their earliest days through their journey to life in the wild, the series highlights the challenges, triumphs, and resilience that define their survival, both for the animals and the extraordinary people working to raise and protect them.

As each animal finds its place in the world after being orphaned or born through conservation programs—from an elephant calf and two young cheetahs, to a ring-tailed lemur pup, a moon bear cub, Iberian lynx kittens, and rescued African penguins—Born to be Wild offers an intimate and emotional look at the powerful relationships between these animals and the heroic humans dedicated to raising, rehabilitating, and re-wilding them to help save their species.

The co-production between Tailfeather Productions and Offspring Films was executive produced by Lucy van Beek (Wild Tales from the Farm, Britain from Above),  Alex Williamson (Earth at Night in Colour, Earthsounds) and Isla Robertson (Earth at Night in Colour).