Director: Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey

Cast: David Attenborough

Ocean with David Attenborough is a 2025 documentary film directed by Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, and Keith Scholey, featuring legendary naturalist David Attenborough as he leads viewers into the deep and uncharted territories of Earth's oceans, revealing both their breathtaking wonder and their urgent fragility.

What is Ocean with David Attenborough about?

Across 95 minutes, this documentary takes audiences beneath the surface of the world's seas to witness ecosystems that remain largely unseen and little understood. From shallow coral reefs teeming with color to the crushing darkness of the deep ocean floor, Attenborough guides the viewer through each layer with his trademark calm authority. The film surfaces decades of new scientific findings about how oceans regulate the planet's climate, sustain billions of lives, and harbor species still unknown to science. Rather than presenting the ocean as a static backdrop, the film shows it as a dynamic, breathing system under mounting pressure — and one that still holds the capacity to recover if given the chance.

Cast & crew

David Attenborough, now in his late nineties, remains the defining voice of natural history filmmaking. His measured delivery and deep knowledge lend the film a weight no other narrator could provide. The directing trio — Butfield, Nowlan, and Scholey — have each worked on landmark BBC and Netflix natural history productions, bringing technical mastery and genuine scientific rigor to every frame.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers, Ocean with David Attenborough offers something rare: a globally celebrated, visually stunning documentary available with Persian dubbing. Environmental awareness and a love of nature have always run deep in Iranian cultural life, from poetry celebrating rivers and seas to modern conversations about ecological crisis. This film arrives as a welcome, politically neutral shared experience — something the whole family, from grandparents to children, can watch together without any cultural friction. Its themes of stewardship, wonder, and the interconnectedness of life resonate across backgrounds. The Persian dub makes it fully accessible to viewers of all ages, including those who prefer their entertainment without subtitle fatigue.

Where & how to watch

Ocean with David Attenborough is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on your web browser, smart TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.