BBC’s Kingdom series gets viewers ‘into the action’ with TV drama techniques

New David Attenborough show’s use of drones and moving cameras creates immersive experience like Adolescence

David Attenborough’s new BBC series Kingdom has broken ground by using elements from TV dramas, such as cliffhangers and drone and moving-camera shots, to immerse viewers “into the action” like the hit Netflix drama Adolescence did.

Since the advent of streaming services, there has been an increase in natural history TV shows thanks to the worldwide appeal of the genre popularised by Attenborough and the renowned BBC Studios natural history unit (NHU).