{"id":10768,"date":"2017-12-20T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T12:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/animal-planet-greenlights-dodo-heroes\/"},"modified":"2017-12-20T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:49:05","slug":"animal-planet-greenlights-dodo-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/animal-planet-greenlights-dodo-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Planet Greenlights Dodo Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Animal Planet is partnering\u00a0with Group Nine\u2019s The Dodo for the new series<em> Dodo Heroes<\/em> (working title), marking Discovery Communications\u2019 first TV relationship with a digital-first brand.<\/p>\n<p>The series also represents Group Nine\u2019s first expansion into linear. <em>Dodo Heroes<\/em> will premiere on Animal Planet in 2018. In addition, Animal Planet and The Dodo will publish <em>Dodo Heroes<\/em> content on their digital channels next year. The show is being produced in association with Nomadica Films.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dodo Heroes<\/em> will feature inspiring stories of animals from across the globe that are in dire need, as well as the people who help them. Each episode will document the bonds that are forged between the animals in need and the brave individuals who protect and save them. Among those showcased in the series are Pen Farthing, a former British Royal Marine who has reunited more than 700 street dogs with the soldiers who adopted them in Afghanistan; an Australian family whose life\u2019s mission is to rescue injured baby koalas from the winter cyclone season; and Derrick Campana, a doctor who has dedicated his life to building custom prosthetics for animals of all sizes\u2014from elephants to rabbits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to be partnering with The Dodo for this wonderful series,\u201d said Susanna Dinnage, the global president of Animal Planet. \u201cThese are compelling and moving stories about the powerful relationship between animals and people and together we are proud to share them around the globe on every screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dodo has built a far-reaching, deeply engaged audience on social by putting animals front and center and telling their uniquely emotional stories,\u201d said The Dodo\u2019s founder and chief creative officer, Izzie Lerer. \u201cWe\u2019re beyond excited to team up with Animal Planet for our first TV series, <em>Dodo Heroes<\/em>, where we\u2019ll tell stories about animals in need and highlight the incredible people out there who are stepping up to save them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal Planet is partnering\u00a0with Group Nine\u2019s The Dodo for the new series Dodo Heroes (working title), marking Discovery Communications\u2019 first TV relationship with a digital-first brand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[220,207,2639,2640,2641],"class_list":["post-10768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-animal-planet","tag-discovery-communications","tag-dodo-heroes","tag-group-nine","tag-the-dodo","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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