EXCLUSIVE: David Thewlis (Wonder Woman, Harry Potter films) has been tapped as the lead of Barkskins, National Geographic's scripted drama series based on the 2016 bestselling novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx. The series hails from Elwood Reid and Fox 21 TV Studios.

Created by Reid, Barkskins…

Julianna Margulies swore she’d never again get sucked into memorizing reams of medical terminology following years on the hit show ER, but she couldn’t resist jumping on the lead role in National Geographic’s upcoming drama The Hot Zone in which she once again plays a medical professional—this time a pathologist.

Based…

ABC’s May 14 upfront presentation is expanding to include the network’s new corporate siblings following the completion of the Disney’s $71.5 billion acquisition of key Fox assets, including FX Networks and National Geographic Networks.

The combined Walt Disney Company Upfront event on May 14 will feature ABC, ESPN, Fr…

Cosmos and StarTalk are returning to Fox and National Geographic’s lineups following an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against host Neil deGrasse Tyson.

“The investigation is complete, and we are moving forward with both StarTalk and Cosmos,” National Geographic said in a statement. “StarTalk will…

It’s safe to say that Free Solo is on a roll. Less than two weeks after the film won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, its TV premiere broke records for National Geographic.

The commercial-free airing drew 1.45 million viewers in Live+3 to rank as the most watched National Geographic Documentary Films premiere…

Tackling Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, Free Solo has now soared to cinema heights with a win for Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards tonight – and got the first use of the censor button.

Presented by past Oscar winner Helen Mirren and Aquaman himself Jason Momoa, the four-years-in-the-making film saw…

National Geographic Global Networks President Courteney Monroe opened the brand’s block of time at TCA addressing what she said was the question she gets asked most often these days.

No, it’s not if/when the remaining episodes of Neil deGrasse Tyson-hosted StarTalk will see the light of day and if Tyson-hosted Cosmos…

Bear Grylls calls National Geographic's Hostile Planet a story that's never been told showing life on the edges and how hard it really is. The six part series delves into the real stars, animals that have adapted to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs.

Grylls, who serves as executive producer, host, and narrator of th…

“We have a President who likes to joke that climate change is not real because it's snowing out” a TV critic attending TCA asked panelists for Nat Geo’s documentary Science Fair, wondering if the documentary has taken on an “urgency.”

“We are very aware,” co-director/producer Darren Foster acknowledged. White…

National Geographic revealed more natural history global series and specials at Sunday’s TCA gathering in Pasadena. Headlining was the announced return of last summer's highly successful Yellowstone Live, which is now set for a June 2019 premiere.

The other projects in the works: America, in which a new generation of…

David Slade (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) will direct the pilot and also serve as an executive producer on Barkskins, National Geographic’s upcoming scripted drama series based on the 2016 bestselling novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx (The Shipping News, Brokeback Mountain), which traces the story of…

It’s official — the upcoming third season of National Geographic's scripted anthology series Genius will be devoted to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who died in August at age 76. The announcement was made Sunday at TCA.

Suzan-Lori Parks, Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright of Topdog/Underdog, will be…