Nature shows, an old TV genre, have become all the rage in the streaming era

The New York Times

"There has never been more to watch for fans of the genre," says John Koblin, pointing to Saturday's release of BBC's Seven Worlds, One Planet on Netflix. "Netflix, Disney and Apple are investing heavily in wildlife programming as part of their efforts to lure subscribers to their streaming services. And nature shows are thriving on cable and public broadcast networks, with roughly 130 original nature series airing in 2019, more than the previous three years combined, according to Nielsen." Koblin adds: "Interest has been renewed as environmental coverage has migrated from scientific journals to mainstream news outlets, a change that coincided with the rise of high-definition television and streaming services. Netflix and its rivals consider wildlife programming a smart bet because it is appropriate for all ages and works well internationally." ALSO: Seven Worlds, One Planet contains some of the exact same scenes shown in Our Planet.