David Attenborough on the Great Barrier Reef 9 (c) Atlantic Productions.
London – Multiple award-winning indie Atlantic Productions has signed a distribution deal with Entertainment One Television (eOne) which encompasses worldwide rights (excluding UK, AU and NZ) for David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef (3 x 60’), the latest landmark series from the world-renowned naturalist.
From the team behind Attenborough’s two BAFTA-winning 3D films and triple Emmy-winning BBC series, First Life, David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef (BBC) will be produced by BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmaker Anthony Geffen. This series will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300km expanse of living coral, and revolutionary macro lenses that will capture the reef’s tiniest, normally unseen, life-forms.
Combined with David Attenborough’s masterful storytelling and trademark engagement with wildlife, this series will provide a uniquely authored insight into a global treasure, and uncover the history and secrets of this richly bio-diverse landmark.
Attenborough first filmed on the Great Barrier Reef for Zoo Quest in 1957, and has retained a passionate interest in its diverse wildlife and its unique status as the world’s largest living organism. Using the combination of cutting-edge technology, innovative filming techniques and ground-breaking new research, Attenborough will show the full complexity of this “rainforest of the ocean”.
Stuart Baxter, President, eOne Television International commented, “We’re thrilled to add this compelling and breathtaking landmark series to our expanding list of shows which highlights our growing emphasis on working with the best creative talent like David Attenborough and Anthony Geffen. Both are at the very top of best Natural History programming shown on TV worldwide and will enhance our relationships with both public and commercial broadcasters.”
John Morris, Commercial Director of Atlantic Productions said, “The Great Barrier Reef is a global treasure, and we are excited to be partnering with the team at eOne to bring this unique exploration of it to an international audience. Atlantic Productions continues to be at the forefront of natural history content, and this latest project with David Attenborough serves to underscore this.”
