PBS has announced that AGES OF ICE, the three-part documentary series narrated by acclaimed Scottish actor David Tennant, will premiere on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET on PBS, with new episodes airing weekly. The hour-long series is a high-stakes journey into the planet’s frozen wilderness, revealing the extraordinary wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and rapidly changing ecosystems of Earth’s polar regions.
From the Emmy-Award-winning Northern Pictures, AGES OF ICE combines epic adventure, frontline science and deeply human stories. From the frozen Arctic Ocean to the high plateaus of Antarctica, viewers are immersed in places of staggering beauty and brutal extremes, where every landscape feels at once magnificent and impossibly fragile. Scientists explore the harshest frontiers on Earth and uncover the dramatic changes transforming the world.
Both awe-inspiring and urgent, AGES OF ICE explores Earth’s extremes, where every new finding has the power to transform our understanding of the world we call home.
“AGES OF ICE combines breathtaking filmmaking with powerful scientific discovery, offering viewers an extraordinary look at Earth’s frozen frontiers,” said Diana El Osta, Sr. Director, Multiplatform Programming & Development, PBS. “The series reflects PBS’s commitment to bringing audiences stories that inspire curiosity and deepen our understanding of the natural world.”
AGES OF ICE premieres nationally on PBS on September 16, 2026 and will stream simultaneously with broadcast on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS app, available on iOS, Apple TV, Android mobile and tablets, Android/GoogleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and tablets, Comcast Xfinity, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, VIZIO and LG Smart TVs. PBS station members can view many series, documentaries, and specials via PBS Passport.
Funding for AGES OF ICE was provided by the Anne Ray Foundation, Margaret A. Lindberg Foundation Inc, and Janet Satz Nordgren.
AGES OF ICE was produced by Northern Pictures in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), ITV Studios, and PBS. Production funding was provided by Screen Australia and financed in association with Screen NSW. ITV Studios also handles international distribution.
