An Optimist's Guide to the Planet
Overview:
Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the solutions – which will transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism and human disconnection into engagement. In each of the six episodes, Nikolaj and his affable team criss-cross the globe exploring humanity, witnessing its power for good and learning about some of the remarkable solutions (both old and new) that inspire his optimism for the future.
Dusk or Dawn
Season 1 · Episode 1
Shelter
Season 1 · Episode 2
Regenerate
Season 1 · Episode 3
Nourish
Season 1 · Episode 4
Move
Season 1 · Episode 5
Transform
Season 1 · Episode 6
Protect
Season 1 · Episode 7
Rethink
Season 1 · Episode 8
Invent
Season 1 · Episode 9
Energize
Season 1 · Episode 10
Reclaim
Season 1 · Episode 11
Imagine
Season 1 · Episode 12
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