Six-Part Series, Narrated by Legendary Sir David Attenborough,
Showcases Four Families’ Competition for Survival and Dominance
in One of the Most Spectacular Places on Earth
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NEW YORK – December 16, 2025 – BBC AMERICA’s highly anticipated landmark natural history series, Kingdom, set to premiere on Saturday, January 24 at 8pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA and AMC+, chronicles the dramatic real-life sagas of four African rival animal families – leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions – as they all fight to claim a remote Zambian paradise as their home. Who will succeed in ruling this precious kingdom? Narrated by renowned naturalist and three-time Emmy® Award-winner Sir David Attenborough (Asia, Planet Earth III), all-new episodes of the major six-part natural history will premiere weekly on Saturdays.
In the heart of Zambia, different animals all lay claim to a lush corner of South Luangwa National Park known as Nsefu. Situated on the banks of the mighty Luangwa River and teeming with life, Nsefu is an ideal place to raise a family – and that means that things can get crowded here…
Kingdom follows the stories of a lion pride, a wild dog pack, a hyena clan and a leopard family – who are all competing to make Nsefu their home. It’s a story about endurance, control, ever-shifting power dynamics, and perhaps the greatest challenge of all: raising a family in a competitive world.
This is the longest the BBC Studios Natural History Unit has been embedded in one location, tracking the lives of individual animals, for a single series. Spending around 1400 days in the field, working alongside local crews and experts, Kingdom not only documents the story of some of Africa’s most charismatic animals, but also shines a light on the efforts to protect them from poaching by leading conservationists.
Kingdom, a 6×50’ series for BBC One and iPlayer, is made by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, co-produced by BBC AMERICA. It was commissioned by Jack Bootle, Head of Specialist Factual, BBC Commissioning. The Executive Producer is Mike Gunton, the Series Editor is Simon Blakeney, and the Series Producer is Felicity Lanchester. BBC Studios is handling global sales.
BBC AMERICA
BBC AMERICA is a hub of innovative, culturally contagious programming and the definitive television home and co-producer, in partnership with BBC Studios, of the most iconic natural history series and franchises including Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Dynasties, Eden: Untamed Planet, Frozen Planet and Seven Worlds, One Planet, Asia and the forthcoming Kingdom. Wholly owned and operated by AMC Networks, BBC AMERICA’s most notable series, including Killing Eve, Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Luther and The Graham Norton Show, among others, have attracted widespread critical acclaim and garnered Emmy® Awards, Golden Globes®, Peabody Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, NAACP Image Awards, TCA Awards and more.
AMC+
AMC+ is the company’s premium streaming bundle featuring an extensive lineup of popular and critically acclaimed original programming from AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, and SundanceTV and full access to targeted streaming services Shudder, the ultimate streaming brand for horror fans – and Sundance Now, home to the premier collection of culture-defining independent films. The service features a continually refreshed library of commercial-free content, with iconic series from the AMC Networks portfolio including Mad Men, Halt & Catch Fire, Hell on Wheels, Turn: Washington’s Spies, Rectify, Orphan Black and series from The Walking Dead Universe, among many others. The service also offers a growing slate of original and exclusive series including Gangs of London, Dark Winds, and three series in the Anne Rice universe, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches and Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order. With new movies released every Friday, AMC+ is the newest destination for exclusive film premieres direct from theaters all year long. AMC+ is available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Spain and is available in the U.S. through AMCPlus.com, the AMC+ app, and a number of digital and cable partners.