Earth at Night in Color
A bushbaby peering from a tree hollow at night, filmed for Earth at Night in Color

Earth at Night in Color

Apple TV+ · Natural-history series

Earth at Night in Color is an Apple TV+ original that films the hidden half of animals’ lives — the night — in full colour. Using specially developed low-light cameras, the series captures nocturnal behaviour rarely, if ever, seen this way: lions hunting under moonlight, pumas moving through the mountains, and animals living out their nights in true colour rather than the ghostly green of conventional night vision.

A tree frog at night, filmed for Earth at Night in Color

Tom worked on the series, which paired pioneering camera technology with patient, immersive field filming.

Reviewing night-filmed footage on location for Earth at Night in Color
Tom Richards filming in the rainforest canopy
A cheetah at night, filmed for Earth at Night in Color

The achievement was both technical and emotional. By lighting the dark with colour, the series let audiences feel the night as the animals experience it — opening up a whole world that daylight wildlife films never reach.

A lion at night in colour, from Earth at Night in Color
Bioluminescent glow-worms lighting a cave at night, filmed for Earth at Night in Color
Forest Spirit Media crew on location for Earth at Night in Color
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