Animal Planet Launching New Aquarium Series

Animal Planet is set to premiere a new series that goes behind the scenes of the Georgia Aquarium later this year.

Tentatively titled The Aquarium, the series will take viewers inside the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere. The show will document both the aquatic animals within the Georgia Aquarium—including rescued Southern sea otters, endangered African penguins, rescued California sea lions, whale sharks and manta rays—and its biologists, researchers and trainers. The Aquarium will also document Georgia Aquarium’s efforts to protect aquatic species in nature. Red Arrow Studios subsidiary Left/Right and Copper Pot Pictures produce.

Susanna Dinnage, global president of Animal Planet, said: “The Georgia Aquarium is home to an incredible array of animals and aquatic creatures and is also dedicated to many global conservation initiatives. We are delighted to be partnering with the team at the aquarium to bring viewers up-close to a wide range of unusual and very special animals in this all-access series.”

Jessica Fontana, director of communications at Georgia Aquarium, added: “For years, Animal Planet has been bringing their audiences closer to some of the globe’s most interesting animals and fostering a connection to our natural world—which is exactly what Georgia Aquarium aims to do every day. Animal Planet is the perfect home for this new, aquarium-focused series because we share the same mission to inspire and educate about not just aquatic animals, but the environments they inhabit. We are so proud to be a part of this series and cannot wait to show all of the hard work and dedication that goes not only into caring for thousands of animals but also the animals in the ocean that desperately need our help.”