Love Nature Greenlights Ningaloo Coast Docuseries

Love Nature has greenlit the tentatively titled Ningaloo with Tim Winton, which will explore the Ningaloo Coast off Western Australia.

The three-part series is narrated and written by Australian author Tim Winton (Cloudstreet, Dirt Music, Breath), who will share personal stories of the animals and people drawn to the region’s isolation and landscape. The series is slated to launch on Love Nature’s platforms internationally and Sky Nature in the U.K., Germany and Italy later this year.

Ningaloo contains one of the largest fringing coral reefs on Earth and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Ningaloo with Tim Winton will highlight how the Ningaloo Reef maintains vital ecological links to the Cape Range and the nursery of Exmouth Gulf. Together, they are a haven for migratory species spanning almost a third of the globe—from Antarctica to Siberia and Cape York to Cape Town.

A co-production with ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster, Ningaloo with Tim Winton is produced by Artemis Media in association with Matter of Factual. Flame Distribution handles worldwide distribution outside of all co-producer territories.

Carlyn Staudt, global general manager for Love Nature, said: “Ningaloo with Tim Winton is an important Australian story that will unlock access to one of the last unspoiled landscapes remaining on the planet while also creating an emotional audience connection to the Ningaloo Coast’s wildlife and Indigenous culture. Tim Winton is a master storyteller and widely considered one of Australia’s most beloved contemporary authors. We feel honored that he is bringing Love Nature fans on his deeply personal and poetic journey.”

Winton added: “This is a deeply personal journey for me. Ningaloo has had an enormous impact on my life and work, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pay homage through new science, ancient knowledge and a shared ethic of stewardship. I’m thrilled that Love Nature has supported this venture.”

Anne Corsak, senior VP of Flame Distribution, said: “With Love Nature’s reputation for finding unique and compelling natural history narratives, I am so pleased to have introduced Tim Winton’s project to the Love Nature team. Tim’s firsthand experiences of the remarkable beauty and wildlife teeming in Ningaloo come to life in a lyrical and profound way. It’s quite a beautiful dance between prose, inspired experience and scientific discovery. The creative vision of Artemis Media, ABC and Love Nature is sure to delight and inspire, unveiling one of nature’s best-kept secrets.”