Off the Fence Unveils Environment-Focused Slate Additions

Off the Fence (OTF) has added to its catalog a raft of titles that delve into such topics as climate change, biodiversity and the future of our planet.

Wild Hope, produced by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Part2 Pictures in a co-production with Wild Elements, profiles everyday people, conservationists and scientists who are restoring and protecting our planet. The eight-parter is set across some of the world’s most exotic—and familiar—places and tells stories of changemakers and allies who are tackling the threats to wild creatures and habitats.

Also on the slate are two projects in collaboration with EarthxTV, including the four-parter The Future from Above, a co-production between OTF Studios, Sky, EarthxTV, Korean TV Channel, ENA (KT Skylife TV) and Borderless Lab, with funding from Korean Communications Agency, KCA. The series focuses on how the world could look in 2050 if we embrace the revolutionary technology and thinking needed to transform every aspect of our lives.

The second OTF/EarthxTV co-production, the eight-part series Ocean Mysteries features marine biologist, scuba diver and wildlife expert Tom “The Blowfish” Hird, who combines stunts and pop-science demos with natural-history footage and analogies to unravel the mysteries behind a colorful cast of ocean creatures.

The Endangered Generation (w.t.), which comes to OTF via a new producer relationship with Australia’s Sweetshop & Green, is narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern. It challenges the myth that our world is fundamentally driven by selfishness and competition, with scientists, artists and First Nation leaders exploring the deep connections that bind us all to life, our world and one another.

Loren Baxter, OTF’s head of acquisitions, said: “When OTF started out, our focus on natural history and the environment was considered a bit eccentric—and certainly a bit niche. Now, nearly 20 years later, the world has caught up with us, and demand for the genre is fast outstripping supply. Meanwhile, we’ve spent those 20 years forging partnerships with the world’s best producers of natural-history content, which means we’re in a uniquely strong position to meet that demand with balanced, accurate and informative programming and about the climate emergency and what we can do to mitigate it. These are powerful films that tackle the greatest threat to human survival but in a way that encourages action rather than fear and despair. We’re very proud to bring them to the world.”