National Geographic will premiere Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested’s new feature documentaryBlood on the Wall on Sept. 30.
The project is a deep dive into the migrant crisis in Mexico, looking at the caravans coming through the country to the U.S. border, and how it has been exacerbated by drug trafficking and…
“Rebuilding Paradise” initially felt too optimistic of a title for a documentary about the devastating 2018 Camp Fire, Ron Howard said about his new film. The National Geographic title features devastating first-hand footage of the violent wildfire ripping through the Butte County town and emphasizes the immense…
Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning actress Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Avatar, Gorillas in the Mist) has been tapped to narrateSecrets of the Whales, a four-part event series for Nat Geo, with Oscar-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-At-Large James Cameron to serve as executive producer. The series, which…
National Geographic has acquired the docuseries City So Realdirected by two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steve James (America to Me, Hoop Dreams) and his longtime producing partner Zak Piper (Life Itself, The Interrupters). The series paints a portrait of contemporary Chicago as it gives a multifaceted look into…
Three weeks into Sharkfest 2020, National Geographic is already looking ahead to Sharkfest 2021. The network has given a green light to Shark Beach (working title) a Sharkfest 2021 premiere special, with Thor and The Avengers star Chris Hemsworth to star and executive produce. The announcement was made Monday during…
The disastrous wildfire that virtually destroyed the picturesque Northern California town of Paradise in November 2018 is an ongoing tragedy beyond human imagination. With 85 dead, 50,000 people displaced and 95% of the town’s structures completely burned down, it became the worst U.S. fire in at least a hundred…
Ford Motor Co. and the Walt Disney Co. have made a precedent-setting deal for a “roadblock” across all of Disney’s broadcast, cable, digital and streaming channels in prime time to unveil the new Bronco.
On July 13, starting at 8PM ET, Ford will introduce the new Bronco lineup across Disney platforms. Three custom…
Based on the 2016 bestselling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx of Brokeback Mountain fame, National Geographic's scripted drama series Barkskins is a savage trip back in time to the wild frontiers of the late 17th century. Set in the wooden settlement of Wobik, now the Canadian province of Quebec…
"We're not inventing a story where we need the most extreme version of what it is that meets our fears," Cosmos: Possible Worlds host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said of the vital role VFX plays in the National Geographic series. "We are just trying to portray actual known things that happen in the actual…
It’s not often that Hollywood takes on stories set during the 17th century of New France aka the early Quebec North Americana territory. Arguably, you’d have to go back to the early 1990s, when such movies as Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans and Bruce Beresford’s Black Robe even came close to the era. This…
National Geographic Networks has greenlighted Consider This, a podcast focused on Emmy season hosted by veteran journalist Stacey Wilson Hunt.
The 12-episode series launched Monday and will feature longform interviews with Nat Geo personalities including Dr. Amani Ballour, Bobby Bones, Jeff Goldblum, Dr. Jane Goodall…
EXCLUSIVE:Orlando von Einsiedel, whose short doc The White Helmets picked up the 2017 Academy Award, is teaming with National Geographic to launch a series of short films celebrating Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from around the world.
The five docs will launch on Nat Geo's YouTube channel on May 20. Three are making…
