Australia’s ABC, PBS and ITV Studios with support from Australian film bodies, Screen Australia and Screen NSW, have started production on natural history series, Ages of Ice, from Emmy Award-winning producer Northern Pictures.

"Ages of Ice" will broadcast on ABC TV and streaming platform ABC iview in 2026. The show will be distributed internationally by ITV Studios.

The three-part series follows scientists exploring Earth’s coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our planet’s future.  

The announcement was made by ABC head of documentary & specialist, Susie Jones; Diana El Osta, PBS’s executive in charge; Northern Pictures’ head of factual, Karina Holden; Screen Australia head of documentary, Richard Huddleston; and head of Screen NSW, Kyas Hepworth.  

Holden said the series ventured into some of the most formidable and breathtaking landscapes on Earth, and that filming in these remote extremes “has been an extraordinary challenge”, both physically and logistically.