“The Tale Of Silyan” Disney+ Release Announced

Disney has released details on the upcoming streaming release of the National Geographic documentary film, “The Tale Of Silyan”, which will be coming to Disney+ and Hulu in early 2026.

From the Oscar-nominated director of “Honeyland” comes a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself unable to sell his land or crops. When his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, Nikola takes a job as a landfill attendant, where he encounters the injured white stork Silyan. As he nurses the bird back to health, an unlikely bond forms between man and animal. The result is a deeply moving film that touches on climate change, economic migration, resilience and the quiet power of connection.

Tamara Kotevska and Jean Dakar (who doubles as cinematographer) produce for Ciconia Film, alongside The Corner Shop’s Anna Hashmi, as well as Jordanco Petkovski. The film is executive produced by Concordia Studio’s Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim (“An Inconvenient Truth”), Laurene Powell Jobs, Casey Meurer and Lizzie Fox, as well as National Geographic Documentary Films’ Carolyn Bernstein and Tim Horsburgh. Martin Ivanov is the editor, and Joe Wilson Davies and HunOuk Park composed the music. Picturehouse distributes in the U.S., while Dogwoof is the international theatrical distributor.

“The Tale of Silyan” will premiere on January 8th 2026, at 9/8c on the National Geographic channel, and it will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu in the United States.  No international Disney+ release details have been announced yet.

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