Nat Geo sets premiere date for Wildstar’s “America’s National Parks”

National Geographic has set a premiere date for America’s National Parks, a series that comes from some of the production talent behind Planet Earth, among other natural history titles. The five-part ...
August 9, 2022


National Geographic has set a premiere date for America’s National Parks, a series that comes from some of the production talent behind Planet Earth, among other natural history titles.

The five-part series, which is set to premiere on August 29, explores both world-famous and lesser-known U.S. national parks. U.S. country music star Garth Brooks will narrate and executive produce the show, which will air over five consecutive nights. Afterwards, all of the episodes will be available to stream on August 31 on Disney+.

The series is produced by Wildstar Films for National Geographic. Executive producing alongside Brooks are Anwar Mamon and Dan Rees for Wildstar, and Drew Jones for National Geographic. Myles Connolly and Ben Wallis serve as series producers.

Each episode will also include remarks from U.S. First Lady Jill Biden (pictured), commenting on how each park connects people to a piece of U.S. history. National Geographic also plans to premiere a PSA throughout the series with the White House’s Joining Forces Initiative, wherein Biden shows appreciation for the U.S. military community, and reminds current service members, their families, veterans, and Gold Star families that they have free entry to all U.S. national parks.

“America’s national parks are full of unrivaled natural beauty, geological wonders, cultural history and amazing wildlife,” Biden said in a news release. “Each national park connects people to a piece of the American story — who we are and where we came from. With at least one national park in every state, all Americans can enjoy them.”

Each episode will focus on a different park, beginning with the Grand Canyon and moving on to Yosemite National Park, Big Bend, Badlands National Park and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

The series kicks off National Geographic’s new annual America’s National Parks Week, which runs from August 29 to September 2. The week of programming also includes the Disney+ original series America the Beautiful, narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan, as well as network premieres of America’s National Parks: Hidden Gems, Bear Country Compilation and Animals of the National Parks.

Wildstar’s creative team has been behind such natural history titles as BBC’s Planet Earth and Disneynature’s Earth. The prodco used cutting-edge technology, including long-lens cinematography, remote camera traps, macro photography and high-resolution drone technology, to showcase the wildlife in its new series.

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Andrew Jeffrey joined Realscreen in 2021 as its news editor. Here, he helps to oversee assignment, reporting and editing for Realscreen's daily newsletter. Prior to his work covering documentary and non-fiction film and TV, he worked as a reporter and associate producer for CBC Edmonton, and as a reporter for The Star Calgary, where he covered daily news on beats such as local and provincial politics, health care and harm reduction, sports and education. His work has appeared in other Canadian news outlets such as TVO, the Edmonton Journal and Avenue Magazine.

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