Nat Geo Takes Global Broadcast Rights for Restrepo

 WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel U.S. and National Geographic Channels International have scooped up the worldwide TV rights to Restrepo, which was chosen as the opening-night documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and the project is set to premiere globally this fall.

The feature-length film was done by award-winning photojournalist Tim Hetherington and journalist/author Sebastian Junger, who chronicled the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, focusing on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. The theatrical rights to Restrepo are currently available and being represented by United Talent Agency.