“A Small Light”
“A Small Light,” a powerful, eight-episode limited series, tells the remarkable true
story of 20-something secretary Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who didn’t hesitate when
her boss Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to hide him and his family from the
Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan (Joe Cole)
and several other everyday heroes watched over the eight souls hiding in the secret
annex. It was Miep who found Anne Frank’s diary and preserved it so that she and
Otto could later share it with the world. The series title comes from something Gies
said late in her life: “I don’t like being called a hero because no one should ever think
you have to be special to help others. Even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or
a teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room.”
Premieres Spring 2023 on National Geographic and Disney+
“Restaurants at the End of the World”
Adventurous chef, entrepreneur and global trailblazer Kristen Kish travels the world
in search of the people, places, culture and traditions behind the world’s most
remote restaurants. From local purveyors, farmers and herders to kitchen crew,
managers and chefs, Kristen is going behind the scenes to meet the people, hear the
stories and see the day-to-day balancing act required to keep food on the table in
the most remote outposts on earth.
Premieres Tuesday, March 21, on National Geographic; All Episodes Begin Streaming Spring 2023 on Disney+
“Secrets of the Elephants”
Elephants are powerful, loving and wise, but we are only starting to unlock their
deepest secrets. The ground-breaking, award-winning natural history franchise
“Secrets of” returns with its next installment, “Secrets of the Elephants.” From
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large
James Cameron, the series travels the world — from the Savannahs of Africa to the
urban landscapes of Asia — to discover the strategic thinking, complex emotions and
sophisticated language of elephants, shaping a unique and dynamic culture.
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman and featuring
renowned National Geographic Explorer and elephant expert Dr. Paula Kahumbu,
the four-part series not only reveals the extraordinary lives of different families of
elephants but also highlights how similar they are to us. “Secrets of the Elephants”
will change everything you thought you knew about elephants forever.
Premieres Friday, April 21, on National Geographic, Next Day on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)
“Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper”
Life-long birder Christian Cooper takes us into the wild, wonderful and
unpredictable world of birds. Whether navigating rocky lava terrain in Hawaii for
elusive honeycreepers, trekking into rainforests in Puerto Rico for parrots, or
scaling a bridge in Manhattan for a peregrine falcon, he does whatever it takes
Puerto learn about these extraordinary, feathered creatures and show us the
remarkable world in the sky above.
Premieres Saturday, June 17, on Nat Geo Wild, Summer 2023 on Disney+
“Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins”
Travel journalist Jeff Jenkins didn’t step foot on a plane until he was 20 years old,
but once he did, he started living by his mantra “life begins where your comfort
zone ends.” His mission is to inspire those who look like him to travel without fear
and push past their perceived limitations to experience everything the world has
to offer. Never Say Never follows Jeff as he travels the world testing the limits of
his physical abilities — from attempting to climb 70-foot mountain faces, to rafting
class 5 rapids culminating in 20-foot drops, to sailing in a windstorm at the end of
the world. Throughout his global odyssey Jeff makes deep connections with locals
and learns not just about the world, but also about himself.
Premieres Sunday, July 9, on National Geographic, Summer 2023 on Disney+