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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
4/14/23
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STATUS:
previously in development (2023-2024 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
three-part limited series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from National Geographic Content's press release, April 2023) National Geographic and BBC Studios' Documentary Unit announced the greenlight of LOST GOLD (w. t.), a three-part limited series that traces the rise and fall of maverick scientist and explorer Tommy Thompson - from his life-changing discovery of the wreck of the S.S. Central America to the turmoil that led to his prison sentence. In 1989, Tommy Thompson stunned the world by recovering three tons of gold and historically priceless artifacts. Despite this staggering achievement, Tommy would be caught in a maelstrom of litigation, deception and personal turmoil for the next three decades as he tried to hold onto his find. Facing serious allegations, accused of defrauding his 161 investors, he went from ship deck to courtroom to prison cell. How - and why - did Tommy's extraordinary success unravel? With exclusive access to an extensive video archive from the original expeditions, and produced with Gary Kinder, author of The New York Times bestseller about Tommy's expedition, "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea," this series will tell the inside story of one man's mission to achieve the impossible. And it will unpick the tangled story of what happened afterward. LOST GOLD (w. t.) sifts through 600 hours of archive footage and thousands of slides, prints, photos and newspaper clippings on the original exploration mission - the majority of which have never been seen before. In addition, Nat Geo and BBC Studios have access to original footage and images, including archives from the court-ordered mission to recover the remaining gold from the site. |
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alexander Leith as EP
· Chris Kugelman as EP (NGC)
· Georgia Braham as PROD
· Sam Benstead as DIR
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GENRE(S):
· reality
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BBC Studios
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