The franchise will document the planet, one continent at a time
\n\nUnlike most conglomerate-owned media companies, National Geographic is still pouring money into documentaries. Their latest docuseries “Africa Earth’s Wild Home” is a seven-parter that took four years to make and employed over 50 people. It’s the first series in a multi-year franchise that will document the planet, one continent at a time.Nat Geo partnered with National Geographic Society’s global community of Explorers and scientists and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative to make the seven-series franchise.Nat Geo president Courteney Monroe says that the partnership demonstrates a “shared commitment to protecting our natural world.”“It’s proof of what’s possible when storytelling, science and a shared sense of purpose come together,” says Monroe. “Through this collaboration, we are expanding what natural history storytelling can reveal, whose voices it can elevate and how deeply it can connect audiences to the wonders of our planet.”“Africa Earth’s Wild Home” is narrated and executive produced by Academy Award nominee Wunmi Mosaku. It was filmed in nearly 30 African countries and used new technology and cutting-edge CGI to reveal the continent’s history and the forces that shaped its natural environments. To capture how Africa’s varied ecosystems shape the animals…
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