{"id":8323,"date":"2016-02-19T12:33:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T17:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/itv-commissions-steve-backshall-animal-series\/"},"modified":"2016-02-19T13:57:05","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T18:57:05","slug":"itv-commissions-steve-backshall-animal-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/itv-commissions-steve-backshall-animal-series\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Commissions Steve Backshall Animal Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Naturalist Steve Backshall is getting his first series on ITV with the commission of <em>Fierce<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Shiver, this 6&#215;60-minute series follows Backshall on six adventures, to Guyana, Mexico, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia and South Africa. Along the way he encounters the world\u2019s most venomous snake, gets perilously close to the largest carnivorous reptile in South America, attempts to track down the endangered Giant River Otter and stakes out the feisty Honey Badger.<\/p>\n<p>Backshall said: \u201cIn the wildest corners of our planet, lethal predators stalk their prey. With scalpel shark teeth, venoms and poisons, camouflage and super-senses, these are the beasts of nightmare and legend. In this, my first series for ITV, I&#8217;m on an expedition to find these \u2018fierce\u2019 predators, discover what makes them tick, and meet the people that share their world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew O\u2019Connell, ITV&#8217;s commissioning editor of factual, said: \u201cIn this brand-new series, Steve Backshall will share with our viewers his depth of knowledge of wildlife, his expertise and his sense of adventure. 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