America's National Parks (TV series)

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

America's National Parks
Narrated byGarth 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
NetworkNational Geographic
Disney+
ReleaseAugust 29, 2022 (2022-08-29)

Development and release

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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.