An Optimist's Guide to the Planet

An Optimist's Guide to the Planet has been like a weekly dose of happiness & hope when I've needed it most- a sort of love letter to our beautiful planet & the incredible people who are doing amazing things to make for a brighter future for us all.

With each episode of this wonderful series, my faith in the goodness of people has grown more and more by seeing so many examples of brilliance and compassion along the way. I really appreciated that the seriousness of the environmental issues at hand were presented honestly and informatively (yet in terms that everyone can understand), but with such a strong focus on the fact that hope is not lost. There's no politics involved and it isn't about scaring or shaming anyone. It doesn't try to talk you into anything. Instead it leaves you feeling naturally inspired and wanting to learn more.

I truly learned so much and feel much less anxious about the future of the planet, knowing there are solutions to our problems and people all over the world working hard to achieve them. And the gorgeous cinematography of the show actually inspired me to apply for a passport so I can get out there and see more of this beautiful planet first hand!

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who along with being a great actor is a dedicated UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, was the perfect host for the series, with his genuine love for people and the planet palpable in every scene- even the ones that were voice overs... I could *hear* when he was smiling, and his enthusiasm was so heart warming.

This awe inspiring show touched me on many levels, brought a smile to my face every week, and I've had great fun telling my family and friends about it, hoping it'll strike a chord with them as much as it has with me. It's a must watch!

It is an inspiring series that in each chapter shows you a life story that touches your heart and soul. Every adventure from the coldest part of the planet, to the savannah where the animals run, to the coral reef...Every place, there are wonderful people who want to change this beautiful planet we live on and that is exciting.

Thousands of applause to the producer Ill Kippers, who with all the challenges were able to travel and make this wonderful work.

And what can I say, Nikolaj is an example of life and inspiration. He is not only an excellent actor but an incredible human being who is eager and optimistic that this world will change. And with this series, he and everyone who created it has already contributed a grain of sand to help the change begin. I hope for my part that I also start doing it with what is within my reach.

It just gets better and better as each episode airs. Nikolaj.should be employed to do many other series similar to this one. He's absolutely great and a natural host for series like this. Hopefully, the episodes continue to get better and better. This crazy world we all live in direly needs more of these feel good series that give hope for the future of our planet and our species. Especially when that hope is based on simple common sense solutions. We just need to get the ignorant who are bent on denying science and technology out of the way of progress. There's no room in our world for this pathetic ignorance and denial of facts to get in the way of future generations having a planet that they can peacefully live in our future.

I first heard about this docu series when one of my favorite actors, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau & his production company, III Kippers posted about it on IG when they began filming for it in January 2023. Later I read a few articles & really liked what it was to be about.

If I was excited to watch it before, I got even more so after watching the trailer in December 2023. After the first episode aired on February 8 (9th for me here in Sweden) I thought it was a really great series, where you got to meet interesting people & hear about various solutions from different parts of the world. I think it was a very good idea to choose those different themes that each episode was about. As the series continued, I think it just got better & better. I really appreciated that you didn't have to subscribe to a new streaming site, that it was free & available at many different platforms.

I think a series like this is just what we need at the moment, when most of the time you only hear negative stuff. We need to be reminded that there are many people in the world, that have found solutions that works or are working on creating new ones. Hopefully more people can get inspired after watching it.

It is truly a love letter to our beautiful planet with the amazing cinematography we got each episode & it's also very educational. Some things I already heard about, while others were completely new to me. I totally fell in love with several of the wonderful people that NCW met & was also in awe of so many of them & the fantastic work they're doing every day. Really looked forward to watching a new episode every week & I never wanted it to end, that's how good I think it is!

I work with kids & recommend to others who also do that, to show parts of the episodes for them, depending of course on what age they are. For me it's been short & educational moments every week.

Hats off to everyone that has been involved in the making of this incredible & very important docu series, they should all be so proud of their work. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is perfect as a host with his passion & curiosity, that's very infectious & it makes each episode compelling to watch. I'm hoping we'll get another brilliant season of this docu series as well.

I had very high expectations for it & I never once got disappointed while watching, I hope it will be the same for you!