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[05/12/09 - 12:28 PM]
Discovery Channel Signs Deal with Wild Horizons, LtD. to Create Most Ambitious Documentary to Date on the North American Continent in World Premiere Original Series, 'Wild Planet: North America'
The seven-part series begins production this fall.







WILD PLANET: NORTH AMERICA (DISCOVERY)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
5/12/09
STATUS:
previously in development (2009-2010 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
seven episodes
DESCRIPTION:
(from Discovery's press release, May 2009) Using the full power of cutting-edge film technology, Discovery Channel is teaming with Wild Horizons, Ltd. and Keith Scholey, formerly head of the BBC's Natural History Unit, in a multiyear production deal to capture the world, continent by continent in high definition, as its never been seen before. Fully commissioned by Discovery Channel for premiere on its networks worldwide, WILD PLANET: NORTH AMERICA (wt), which begins filming in 2009, will kick off the project. This ambitious seven-part documentary takes an all-encompassing view of the North American continent from the arctic to Mexico and covers topics including mountains, forests, deserts, plains, coasts and rivers.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Keith Scholey as EP
· Paul Gasek as EP (Discovery)
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Wild Horizons