eOne Sends David Attenborough Series to Canada

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has sold the natural-history docuseries David Attenborough’s The Great Barrier Reef to CBC in Canada.

David Attenborough’s The Great Barrier Reef looks on as the titular naturalist explores the Great Barrier Reef, which is home to various species of fish, whales, dolphins, turtles and birds. The first three episodes of the four-parter will begin airing on CBC at 9 p.m. on January 28. The episodes will rebroadcast on the following Sundays at 7 p.m on the Documentary Channel starting January 31. The Documentary Channel will also air an exclusive “making of David Attenborough’s The Great Barrier Reef” episode on February 21 at 7 p.m.

“From the award-winning team at Atlantic Productions with the world renowned naturalist David Attenborough at the helm, this epic series takes viewers to one of the most fascinating places on Earth making for a thrilling combination that resonates well with the global market,” said Kim Hobbs, eOne’s senior director of TV and digital sales. “CBC is known for bringing the best content from around the world to English-speaking Canadian audiences and we’re delighted David Attenborough’s The Great Barrier Reef will be added to their lineup.”

“We’re excited to broadcast what promises to be yet another amazing documentary series with David Attenborough,” added Jennifer Dettman, the executive director of unscripted content for CBC. “Having already been home to Life Story and Planet Earth, CBC is privileged to share The Great Barrier Reef as part of our ongoing commitment to offer Canadians the best in documentary programming from Canada and around the world.”