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[11/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
National Geographic Charts Future with Bold, New Unscripted Series Slate with Storytelling Dynamism, Technical Innovation and Extraordinary Access at Its Heart
"These new unscripted series epitomize everything National Geographic stands for - bold, captivating storytelling rooted in world-class research and expertise," said Tom McDonald, executive vice president of Global Unscripted and Factual Content.







MEET THE PLANETS (NGC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
11/19/24
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from National Geographic's press release, November 2024) From Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort and the Emmy(R) Award-winning BBC Studios Science Unit ("The Surgeon's Cut," "Walking with Dinosaurs") comes MEET THE PLANETS (working title), an astronomy series that brings the galaxy's most famous family to life, with the sun as the matriarch, surrounded by her unruly planetary children. The first series of its kind, MEET THE PLANETS (working title), will collide mind-blowing science with sharp scripted comedy and original animation, allowing the planets to speak for themselves.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Cohen as EP
· Betsy Forhan as EP (NGC)
· Ryan Reynolds as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BBC Studios Science Unit
· Maximum Effort