Overview
- National Geographic released the official trailer and announced the seven-part event series will debut on the National Geographic Channel on Oct. 2 with streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the next day.
- The series was produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and filmed over roughly four years across nearly 30 countries using advanced cinematography and CGI to reveal deep-time forces shaping Africa.
- Africa Earth’s Wild Home includes claimed firsts and rare captures such as the black rain frog on camera for television, hyenas hunting elephants at night in the Congo, a wild African black panther, and tool-using chimpanzees.
- Each episode ends with an Explorer Spotlight that highlights the scientists, photographers and National Geographic Explorers behind the footage and the finale centers on conservation leaders and community-led protection efforts.
- Nat Geo and Rolex present the series as the launch of a multi-year, continent-by-continent franchise that aims to pair landmark natural history storytelling with conservation advocacy.