America's National Parks (TV series)

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America's National Parks
Narrated by Garth Brooks
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Garth Brooks
  • Anwar Mamon
  • Dan Rees
  • Drew Jones
Producers
  • Myles Connolly
  • Ben Wallis
Production company
  • Wildstar Films
Original release
Network National Geographic
Disney+
ReleaseAugust 29, 2022 (2022-08-29)

America's National Parks is an American television nature documentary series released on National Geographic and Disney+.

Development and release

Wildstar Films produced the series for National Geographic. [1] Wildstar's Anwar Mamom and Dan Rees are executive producers on the series, as is National Geographic's Drew Jones. [1] [2] Myles Connolly and Ben Wallis are the series' producers. [1] American country singer Garth Brooks narrated the series and also served as an executive producer. [3]

Released on Nat Geo's flagship television channel, the first season premiered on August 29, 2022. [4] Its five episodes premiered on the channel over five consecutive nights. [5] The five national parks highlighted were Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Big Bend, Badlands, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. [5] On August 31, the series was released on Disney+. [4] The series was released during National Geographic's annual "America's National Parks Week" event. [4] First Lady Jill Biden also appeared as a special guest on the series, introducing each episode as they premiered on National Geographic. [6] As part of these introductions, she issued special messages on the connection each of the parks hold to the American people. [1]

The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on Nat Geo's TV channel on June 5, 2023. [2] On June 7, the second season was released on Disney+. [2] Brooks returned as narrator for the second season. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Behzadi, Sofia (August 9, 2022). "Jill Biden To Appear In National Geographic's 'America's National Parks' Docuseries". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Baisas, Laura (June 5, 2023). "The role of people in preserving nature, according to America's National Parks docuseries". Popular Science . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ Watts, Cindy (August 30, 2022). "Garth Brooks Tries Narration, Learns A Few Things During "America's National Parks" Series". CMT. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Boyle, Kelli (August 9, 2022). "'America's National Parks' Docuseries With Dr. Jill Biden & Garth Brooks Coming to Nat Geo (VIDEO)". TV Insider . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Cain, Brooke (August 30, 2022). "What to Watch This Week: Garth Brooks narrates new 'National Parks' docuseries". The News & Observer . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Burton, Carson; Zee, Michaela (August 9, 2022). "Jill Biden to Introduce National Geographic's 'America's National Parks' (TV News Roundup)". Variety . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (June 5, 2023). "Garth Brooks Reveals a 'Cosmic' Trick of Coral Reef While Narrating 'America's National Parks' Season 2". Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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