Ages of Ice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the Emmy-Award-winning Northern Pictures, Ages of Ice follows the brave scientists pushing the boundaries of exploration and human endeavour in Earth's coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our planet's future. In the unforgiving grip of our planet's polar regions, the series will follow these modern-day explorers as they try to understand how the fate of every place and every creature on our planet is tied to these frozen extremes.

Series details

• Title: Ages of Ice
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2026-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 94647
• IMDb ID: tt35880295
• TVDB ID: 482224

Cast and credited roles

• David Tennant — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-09-16; final listed air date 2026-09-30; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ages of Ice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.