Our Oceans

The first episode of Our Oceans, a new five-part Netflix nature documentary narrated by Barack Obama, opens with the story of a humpback whale protecting her calf in the Pacific. Reflecting on the show, series producer Jonathan Smith found himself relating to the whales: “A bit like the humpback at the beginning, this is our baby… that we’ve spent six years nurturing, and we’re about to send it out to the world.”