Love Nature Working On Gangs of Lemur Island

Love Nature, a joint venture with Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, is prepping the new series Gangs of Lemur Island with Bristol-based production company True to Nature.

The series will air on Love Nature’s linear and streaming video platforms internationally and via Smithsonian Earth in the U.S. Blue Ant International oversees licensing for the five-part series, which is billed as a wildlife soap.

Dr. Wendy Darke, who served as head of the BBC Natural History Unit from 2012 to 2016 and is now heading up True to Nature, is behind Gangs of Lemur Island. The series introduces viewers to the lemurs of the Berenty, a small forest reserve in southern Madagascar.

“Love Nature is committed to creating content that makes the natural world more relatable and relevant,” said Carlyn Staudt, executive VP of Love Nature programming and development. “Strong narratives in Gangs of Lemur Island pull viewers through the daily lives of the lemurs, and we experience their struggles and triumphs through intimate stories of individuals and groups. Viewers feel closer to nature because they have bonded with the characters and want to know how their stories end. Love Nature’s audiences will revel in the knowledge and expertise that Wendy Darke brings to this series, as one of the premiere talents in production and one of the most well-respected executives in the nature and wildlife space.”

Darke said: “Working in partnership with Love Nature, while using the latest technology, scientific discoveries and storytelling techniques, has helped us realize new, premium factual creative ambitions within the popular animal soap opera genre.

“We are excited to introduce viewers around the world to Gangs of Lemur Island’s charismatic cast of characters, including the ring-tailed lemurs and iconic dancing sifakas while sharing how they are surprisingly like us!”