The Planets (2019 TV series)

*The Planets*
The Planets
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Stephen Cooter; Martin Johnson;
Presented by	Brian Cox (UK version)
Narrated by	Zachary Quinto (U.S. version)
Opening theme	"The Void" by Muse
Composers	Anže Rozman; Andrew Christie;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer	Andrew Cohen
Producer	Gideon Bradshaw
Editor	Louise Salkow
Production companies	BBC Studios; with Nova and WGBH Boston; co-produced by PBS and Tencent Penguin Pictures;
Original release
Network	BBC Two;
Release	29 May –; 25 June 2019
Related
	The Planets (1999 BBC series); Nova;

The Planets is a 2019 BBC/PBS/Tencent/Open University television documentary series about the Solar System presented by Professor Brian Cox in the UK version and Zachary Quinto in the US version.

First broadcast on BBC Two beginning Tuesday 28 May 2019, the five-episode series looks at each planet in detail, examining scientific theories and hypotheses about the formation and evolution of the Solar System gained by uncrewed missions to the planets. Originally released in the UK, it was changed to cater more to the American audience watching on PBS's series Nova.

Cox presents segments to camera from various locations around the world alongside extensive computer-generated imagery and footage from space missions. The series was created as a partnership between BBC Studios and the Open University.