An Optimist's Guide to the Planet
Season 1
12 episodes
Episode 1
Dusk or Dawn
In this episode, Nikolaj discovers the difference is hope, a hope he finds in inspiring people, projects and ideas all over the world.
Episode 2
Shelter
Shelter is one of the most essential human needs. Nikolaj finds hope from architects re-imagining how we live for a sustainable future.
Episode 3
Regenerate
Nature has an amazing power to regenerate. How can we harness its innate ability to heal to solve the problems we face?
Episode 4
Nourish
Nikolaj’s journey in this episode focuses on ways to rethink how we grow and cook the food that sustains us.
Episode 5
Move
Nikolaj meets some engineers, mechanics and entrepreneurs who may have solutions on how to move without hitting an environmental dead end.
Episode 6
Transform
Nikolaj’s journey toward hope continues as he searches for innovators transforming and revitalizing our world.
Episode 7
Protect
How can we be optimistic in 2025? As Nikolaj Coster-Waldau begins season two, we’re reminded of the delicate balance between human progress and protecting our planet. (Source: Bloomberg)
Episode 8
Rethink
Waste is a significant contributor to global warming, but turning it into a resource can help curb emissions and shrink humanity’s environmental footprint. (Source: Bloomberg)
Episode 9
Invent
From transforming concrete into a carbon sink to mining nickel from genetically enhanced plants, we meet the bold inventors preserving and adapting to nature’s offerings to help humanity thrive.
Episode 10
Energize
Meeting humanity’s insatiable demand for energy while still curbing greenhouse emissions will require creative solutions both big and small.
Episode 11
Reclaim
We travel the world to see how tradition, technology and human ingenuity can help reclaim the planet’s precious water supply.
Episode 12
Imagine
As we look toward the future and seek to overcome our world’s climate challenges, people with imagination are showing the way
