National Geographic has said that it is “thrilled” to be part of its joint venture with Disney and how they view it as a huge opportunity to grow on a global scale. “We are thrilled about the opportunity that the JV will present for National Geographic to grow on a global scale. The launch of […]
On Thursday’s Investor Day presentation, National Geographic’s Courteney Monroe, spoke about how their content would be integrated into the new streaming service, Disney+. She announced that over 250 hours of National Geographic content will be available on Disney+ Two of the big announcements from the presentation were original Disney+ exclusive shows: The World According to […]
National Geographic Global Television Networks president, Courteney Monroe, announced during Disney’s Investor Day Disney+ presentation, a new documentary series called Magic of the Animal Kingdom, which takes viewers behind the scenes with the highly respected animal-care experts, veterinarians and biologists at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Epcot’s SeaBase aquarium in Walt Disney World. Here is the […]
During the Investors Day Disney+ presentation, National Geographic Global Television Networks President Courteney Monroe announced a new documentary series called The World According to Jeff Goldblum. In this documentary series we will see Jeff Goldblum pull back the curtain on a seemingly familiar object to reveal a world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and a […]
Back when Disney+ was announced in November, the official website launched, showing off the major brands that will be the cornerstone of the new streaming service including Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. One of the other major brands is National Geographic, which had a little * next to the logo, with a disclaimer note […]
With Disney completing its purchase of 21st Century Fox this week, we should start hearing more about the new National Geographic content coming to Disney+. Especially as Disney are promoting National Geographic as one of the core 5 brands of the new streaming network including Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. Recently National Geographic Chief Gary […]
Hot off the success of the Oscar winning Free Solo documentary, National Geographic has greenlit its next feature film. The upcoming film, which will document the dramatic 2018 rescue of a Thai soccer team trapped deep inside a flooding cave, is from Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (“One Day in September”), Emmy-winning producer John Battsek […]
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 […]