At the National Geographic TCA Presentation, Global Television Networks President Courteney Monroe announced that a third season of “Genius” and that Suzan-Lori Parks, Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright of “Topdog/Underdog,” will be the executive producer and showrunner for GENIUS: ARETHA FRANKLIN. This upcoming season will be the first-ever, definitive scripted miniseries on the life of the […]
National Geographic has announced that the wildly popular hit series Running Wild with Bear Grylls, will be moving from Discovery to National Geographic. The show is currently in production and slated to premiere in December 2019. The announcement was made by National Geographic Global Television Networks’ President Courteney Monroe and Bear Grylls at the Critics […]
National Geographic, with Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, announced at the Critics Association Press Tour that The Right Stuff, an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s iconic, best-selling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program, has been greenlit to series. Production will begin this Fall 2019. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson […]
Today, National Geographic has announced three new series, “America”, “Planet of the Whales” and “Photo Ark”. They’ve also announced that they will be returning to Yellowstone for their live specials in June for 4 days. “America” uses a new generation of gyro-stabilized gimbals to capture never-before-seen shots of animal behavior, and specially designed night cameras […]
National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired the Richard Ladkani-directed documentary “Sea of Shadows”, which was produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios in association with Leonardo DiCaprio and Appian Way, Malaika Pictures and Wild Lens Collective. The nonfiction thriller chronicles the plight of the vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, which is near extinction as its habitat […]
Recently National Geographic announced a new series called “Valley Of The Boom”, which delivers the drama of Silicon Valley’s Internet Pioneers during the Dot-Com Boom & Bust. The shows are coming to the National Geographic channel in January 2019 but with content from National Geographic set to be a major part of Disney’s new streaming […]
Recently, National Geographic announced that it has commissioned leading British indie production company, Caravan to produce THE BIBLE FROM SPACE (w.t.), a two-part documentary special which reveals the truth behind the biggest, most incredible stories from the Old Testament. THE BIBLE FROM SPACE (w.t.) will premiere in 2019 on the National Geographic channel in 172 […]
After Bob Iger recently revealed the first details on Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, it was very apparent that the upcoming purchase of 21st Century Fox is going to have an impact on what content is available on Disney+. Especially when it comes to the National Geographic brand, since the logo is standing alongside other […]
Nat Geo WILD is showcasing some of its biggest and rarest cats to date as the network celebrates its 11th year of “Big Cat Week”. The event starts on Sunday, 30th January and this special event includes 11 in-depth programs, each exploring an entirely different big cat species, their struggles as they face extinction, as […]