TLC to Air “Hero of the Hudson” Doc

LOS ANGELES: Brace for Impact, a documentary about the landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River by Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, will premiere January 10, 2010, at 9 p.m. on TLC.

Narrated by Harrison Ford, the hour-long doc features interviews with Captain Sullenberger, passengers, air traffic controllers and first responders who assisted the landing. Sullenberger and his crew saved the lives of the 155 people on board a flight that had to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River. Sullenberger will be reunited with the actual plane he landed, and will, for the first time, fly the actual route of 1549 and explain what happened and how he needed to make extreme choices while navigating the aircraft that day—January 15, 2009—over Manhattan. Brace for Impact is produced for TLC by Daniel H. Birman Productions and executive produced by Daniel Birman.

"Brace for Impact not only celebrates Sully, but honors everyone involved in making this event, and its positive outcome, so unforgettable," explained Eileen O’Neill, the president and general manager for TLC. "With the aid of personal stories and amazing CGI, viewers will be taken through the entire, incredible journey."

"TLC’s audience is in for a fantastic ride, right in the pilot’s seat with Sully, capturing his story in gripping detail," added Birman. "The unprecedented access and participation of agencies and individuals—including in-the-moment accounts from air traffic controllers, passengers and boat captains—makes an extraordinary hour of television."