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.^[1] 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.^[2]

The series was produced by Cream Productions and Wildfire Television.^[3] In March 2025, it was announced that a second season of the series will enter production in spring 2025.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards	2025	Rob Stewart Award	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Philip Clarke, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, David W. Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Joe Derrick, Patrick Cameron	Won	[5]
		Best Photography in a Documentary or Factual Program or Series	John Minh Tran	Nominated
		Best Sound in a Documentary or Factual Program or Series	Michael Bonini, Brian Eimer, Dylan Broda	Nominated