{"id":23159,"date":"2025-06-18T09:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/underdogs-ryan-reynolds-mark-linfield-vanessa-berlowitz\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:59:01","slug":"underdogs-ryan-reynolds-mark-linfield-vanessa-berlowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/underdogs-ryan-reynolds-mark-linfield-vanessa-berlowitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Underdogs\u2019 Ryan Reynolds, Mark Linfield &#038; Vanessa Berlowitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic\u2019s latest wildlife series has dropped\u2014this time with often-overlooked creatures at the center. <em>Underdogs<\/em>\u00a0delves into the outcasts of the animal kingdom, including glass frogs, jewel wasps, pistol shrimp and so many more. Ryan Reynolds lends his star power and comedic streak to narrate the series.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6374485830112\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\n                    loop autoplay\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds and executive producers Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz, co-founders of Wildstar Films, sit down with\u00a0<em>TV Real Weekly<\/em>\u00a0to talk about the origin of the series, the music soundtrack (which includes an original theme song by Green Day) and what they hope viewers take away from the show. 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