Optimist's Guide to the Planet

In An Optimist's Guide to the Planet, based on the award-winning docuseries of the same name, charismatic and ever-hopeful guide Nikolaj Coster-Waldau brings readers along on his quest for hope and inspiration across five continents, introducing people, traditions, and innovations that prove a sustainable future is still within reach.


Nikolaj feels deeply optimistic about our ability to protect the planet, thanks to the scientists, activists, and ordinary people working on sustainable solutions to our biggest environmental challenges. From a zero-waste village in Japan, to a vessel creating artificial clouds over the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, to the first Maasai conservancy in Kenya, he spotlights inspiring and innovative sustainability work around the world.


Through personal storytelling, infectious positivity, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content, An Optimist's Guide to the Planet expands and builds upon the gripping stories and calls to action from the show, offering plenty of reasons to have faith we can save the Earth before it's too late.