NBC is revisiting Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with a new iteration of the iconic wildlife show set for premiere this fall.
More than 60 years after its original debut on broadcast television, NBC has greenlighted a new version of the series, which will be produced by Hearst Media Production Group in an exclusive partnership with Mutual of Omaha.
Hosted by veteran wildlife expert and former host of the original Wild Kingdom series, Peter Gros, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild premieres Saturday, October 7 on NBC’s “The More You Know” programming block, and will also be available on NBC.com and NBC VOD.
Gros first appeared on Wild Kingdom in 1985 as co-host with Jim Fowler, who succeeded legendary zoologist and show founder Marlin Perkins.
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