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From the emperor penguins’ revelatory bonds of friendship to the gritty resolve of gentoos and rockhoppers and the astonishing ingenuity of the migrant penguins that reached deserts and far beyond, their incredible traditions and societies echo ours in ways we never dreamt possible — until now. For over two years, BAFTA and Emmy® Award-winning wildlife cinematographer Bertie Gregory has collaborated with world-leading scientists, using cutting-edge camera technology and unique access to capture three world-first episodes that resonate with our lives like never before. The three-part series is executive produced by National Geographic Explorer-at-Large and Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron.
The emperors are the largest and strongest penguins, living in the coldest and most extreme environment on Earth. Embedded with an Antarctic colony, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory encounters social skills never filmed before. As the planet rapidly warms, he discovers bonds forged from birth between family, friends and strangers are the difference between life and death.
Millions of years ago, a group of penguins left the ice, riding powerful currents and arriving in strange new lands. They reshaped traditions for deserts and tropics—and even to live among humans. Tested to the extreme, they became perhaps the smartest of all penguins. National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory discovers the penguins’ problem-solving, “talking” and enduring search for new worlds
It takes a special type of courageous penguin to survive the fierce Southern Ocean, but 40 million crowd its isolated, rocky outposts, and they are some of the most successful penguins on Earth. National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory follows the rockhoppers, gentoos and macaronis to discover a world of risk-takers, rebels and unconventional parents.
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Showrunner: Serena Davies
Lead Storyteller: Bertie Gregory
Field Producers/ Directors: Heather Cruickshank, Ruth Peacey, Alex Ponniah, Ross Kirby, Andrew Graham-Brown
Line Producer: Elisabeth Pinto
Assistant Producers: Marina Hui, Amabel Adcock
Exec Producers: Ruth Roberts & Martin Williams
Production Managers: Tabitha Hilton-Berry, Rob Slater
Production Co-Ordinator: Jas Singh, Natalie Pendleton
