To Guillermo Navarro, executive producer of the National Geographic documentary series Hostile Planet, there’s no doubt global warming is dangerously real.
"We've made sure to turn the oven a little hotter and things are cooking quicker," Navarro comments ruefully. "In these last 50 years the planet has evolved more…
For esteemed composer Benjamin Wallfisch, National Geographic’s Hostile Planetwas "one of those opportunities which I wasn't expecting to get." Having never before worked on a docuseries, Wallfisch was captivated by the project—a brutally realistic nature series, which depicts animals struggling to survive in…
EXCLUSIVE: Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo's Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, has secured multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm LDC.
The investment firm has taken a minority stake in the natural history and wildlife producer, which was founded by…
For Justin Maguire, one of the cinematographers behind Hostile Planet, so much goes into "telling an intimate story of an animal." A remarkably intimate and uniquely affecting look at the natural world, the National Geographic series allowed Maguire to bring together everything he’d learned over more than 20 years in…
As Emmy season heats up and For Your Consideration campaigning kicks into high gear, National Geographic has taken the wraps off a a one-of-a-kind outdoor experience June 2 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate the talent behind its 2019 contenders.
Different from the usual screening-then-panel FYC format…
EXCLUSIVE:Bear Grylls(Running Wild With Bear Grylls) has been tapped as host of National Geographic Channel’s upcoming docuseriesHostile Planet (working title), from Oscar-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro (Pan's Labyrinth), Emmy-nominated producer Martha Holmes (The Blue Planet) and Emmy…
National Geographic has given the green light to Hostile Planet, a six-part docuseries from Oscar-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth), Emmy-nominated producer Martha Holmes (The Blue Planet) and Emmy winner Tom Hugh-Jones (Planet Earth II). The pick-up comes ahead of National…