Love Nature Unveils New Natural-History Content

Love Nature has unveiled a slate of new original natural-history series and documentaries, including Planet Shark.

Produced by Big Wave Productions and acquired by National Geographic, the three-parter reveals new scientific discoveries and footage of sharks. Using next-generation tracking technology to capture dramatic and surprising behavior, Planet Shark takes viewers on underwater expeditions with shark scientists.

How the Wild Things Sleep, produced by Taglicht Media and Tell Tale Productions together with co-production partners CBC, WDR and ARTE, is a documentary that explores the sleep patterns of various animals using microchips, GPS trackers, night-vision cameras and perpendicular sensors. On CBC, the documentary is slated to air on The Nature of Things.

The documentary Woodpeckers: The Hole Story, produced by Coneflower Studios together with The WNET Group, examines the diversity and impact of the world’s 240-plus species of woodpeckers. It is filmed in regions around the globe and follows the stories of two different woodpecker families as they raise their young, tracking their evolutionary journey and the role they play in every ecosystem they inhabit.

In addition to premiering on Love Nature’s branded linear and streaming platforms and co-finance partner channels, the new programming will also roll out on Sky Nature in the U.K., Germany and Italy. The slate also leverages Love Nature’s relationship with global distribution group Blue Ant International, which oversees licensing opportunities for the new titles outside of commissioning territories.

Carlyn Staudt, global general manager at Love Nature, said: “Collaborating with like-minded partners is one part of our strategy in creating ambitious, world-class natural-history content that is sought after around the world. Each of these series offers a new and exciting approach to wildlife storytelling. Our audiences are hungry for a fresh take on the natural-history genre.”