Netflix Plots Natural History Push: Morgan Freeman To Narrate Two Series & David Attenborough Returns With Season 2 Of ‘Our Planet’
deadline.comNetflix is heading back in to the wild with a major new natural history push. The streamer has ordered six new series including Our Universe and Life on Our Planet narrated by Morgan Freeman and renewed David Attenborough’s Our Planet for a second season.
It is doubling down on the ‘Our’ brand with Our Oceans, Our Living World and Our Water World. The push, headed by Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Series, comes after Our Planet was watched by more than 100M households since its launch in April 2019 and President Barack Obama’s Our Great National Parks launched in April.
Our Universe blends wildlife footage with cosmic special effects and take viewers on an adventure to explore the connections that drive our natural world.
From the birth of the sun to the birth of a sea turtle, Our Universe uses animation to dramatize the celestial forces that generated our solar system, while using modern camera and CGI technology to highlight the most iconic, charismatic animals on Earth.
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