Where is Blue Planet II filmed? Mexico's Sea of Cortez, Japan and New Zealand filming locations for the nature series

IT was the astonishing and groundbreaking nature documentary which took us under the sea like never before.

And 20 years on, the BBC is bringing you a new series of Blue Planet. But where was the new series filmed? Here is what you need to know...

Blue Planet II is set to feature even more aquatic animals and has used highly ambitious filming techniques to capture them in their natural environment

Where is Blue Planet II filmed?

Camera crews travelled to every continent and worked across every ocean to film scenes for the new documentary.

The series is set to show both icy polar seas, vibrant coral atolls and the storm beaten Atlantic coastline.

Viewers will also be shown new landscapes such as methane volcanoes which erupt in the Gulf of Mexico and the so-called boiling sea phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean.

For the first time, the show will also show footage of the Antarctic at 1000 metres deep after taking two manned submersibles to explore the polar ice cap.

Giant Trevally patrolling the shallows of a lagoon. An atoll, Indian Ocean

Executive Producer James Honeyborne said: "The oceans are the most exciting place to be right now, because new scientific discoveries have given us a new perspective of life beneath the waves.

"It will provide a timely reminder that this is a critical moment for the health of the world's oceans."

Other locations include:

New Zealand
Japan
Antarctica
Hornoya Island, Norway
Fiji
Sipadan, Borneo
North America
Monterey, USA
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
South Africa
Svalbard, Norway (Arctic Ocean)
Sea of Cortez
Indian Ocean

Two male kobudai fighting, Japan. When a female kobudai reaches a certain size and age she can undergo a remarkable transformation - turning from a female into a male

When is Blue Planet II on BBC1?

The new series of Blue Planet II was announced back in February and will air on October 29 at 8pm.

The seven-part documentary sequel comes 20 years after the original series, which set out to explore the deepest and darkest realms of the world's oceans.

One of the most memorable and heartbreaking scenes was a brutal attack by a group of killer whales on one of their babies.

Other creatures featured included dolphins, fish including marlins and sea birds.

And when it aired in 2001, it received widespread acclaim from both the public and critics alike.

It also made nearly £20 million in the sales of DVDs, books and broadcast rights, while the show was sold to more than 150 territories across the globe.

Latest trailer for Blue Planet II gives glimpse of epic new series narrated by David Attenborough

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