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Go Wild! 7 Spectacular Travel Adventures: ‘Incredible Animal Journeys’
16.11.2023 - 18:45 / forbes.com / Laura Manske
Grab your seat! For avid adventure seekers and armchair travelers alike, this year has soared exhilaratingly high with fresh films and documentaries that spotlight wildlife and wanderlust deep in dazzling nature destinations. Now a new seven-episode series, National Geographic’s Incredible Animal Journeys, crowns the end of 2023, premiering November 19 on National Geographic and debut-streaming November 20 on Disney+ and Hulu. Narrated by actor Jeremy Renner, this horizon-stretching show swoops into action-packed lives of migrating animals, which traverse the globe via often arduous paths that have been replicated generation after generation. Viewing animals’ relentless drive to survive and thrive is an eye-opening revelation. This series was extensively filmed over more than three years on seven continents and 20 countries with an international crew, who unearthed charming, challenging, courageous, complex and intimate animal encounters. Travel fans will especially swoon at stellar scenery. Check out the trailer (below).
Each episode artfully weaves a different theme: Ocean Odysseys, Chasing the African Rains, Alaska’s River Race, Home at the End of the Earth, Polar Parenting, Frequent Flyers and, particularly elucidating, Behind the Journey. Hear about the visions and quests of photographers, directors, scientists and other crew. Throughout Incredible Animal Journeys, Renner’s voice is key—exuding charisma and strength. The narrator is such an essential part of what makes a nature series successful, notes Tom McDonald, executive vice president, Global Factual and Unscripted Content, National Geographic. “The beauty of narration reflects the stunning cinematography that brings storytelling to life,” says Janet Han Vissering, senior vice president, Development and Production, Nat Geo Wild. “We are celebrating not just the majestic creatures, big and small, captured on screen, but also the talent behind the lens who are integral to best-in-class storytelling,” she explains. So I talked with executive producer Mark Brownlow and showrunner Sarah Gibbs of Plimsoll Productions—a large independent TV-production company in the United Kingdom, applauded for its extensive and award-winning natural history content—about their insights creating Incredible Animal Journeys. Dive into our fun conversation (below).
Laura Manske: “What makes Incredible Animal Journeys astonishing?”
Mark Brownlow: “I have had the privilege of producing wildlife programs for more than twenty years—from the original Planet Earth series to Blue Planet 2. But Incredible Animal Journeys offers an entirely new perspective on wildlife, engaging the audience on another level, as well as delivering documentation of remarkable new animal
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