“Ghost Elephants” Coming Soon To Disney+ & Hulu
Disney has announced details on a brand new movie from National Geographic Documentary Films and Abramorama called “Ghost Elephants”, which will be coming soon to Disney+, Hulu and the Nat Geo channel.
The film follows National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes on an epic journey as he sets out with some of the last remaining master trackers in the world in pursuit of an animal long believed to be a myth. In the mist-covered highlands of Angola, deep within its forests, a mystery endures: the elusive ghost elephants of Lisima, the potential living descendants of the largest land mammal ever recorded. Steve Boyes, conservation biologist and leader of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, is determined to prove their existence.
In order to find these elusive elephants, Boyes and fellow National Geographic Explorer Kerllen Costa have teamed up with three KhoiSan master trackers — Xui, Xui Dawid, and Kobus — to succeed where advanced technology could not.
Directed, narrated and written by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, “Ghost Elephants” is a lyrical tale of survival, reconnection and the enduring power of ancient knowledge in the face of modern loss. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where Herzog received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Check out the trailer below:
The documentary will air on the National Geographic channel on Saturday, 7th March 2026, at 9/8c, and it will stream the next day on March 8th 2026, on Disney+ and Hulu in the United States. Details on the international Disney+ haven’t been announced yet.
It’s also been announced on Thursday 26th February 2026, Abramorama will host a one-night-only nationwide theatrical simulcast screening event followed by a live Q&A panel with Herzog and Boyes. Executive producer Brian Nugent will introduce the 7 p.m. public screening at the AMC Lincoln Square in Manhattan and join the panel discussion that will be transmitted live to theaters nationwide via the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition in coordination with Abramorama’s live event partner take2productions.
Abramorama will release the documentary in select North American theatres beginning on February 27th 2026. The film will also be released in select international territories, including Benelux (POM Benelux), France (Blue Note Films), Mexico (Daimon Cine), and Lithuania (Virtuoliai).
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