SERENGETI

PREMIERES SUNDAY AUGUST 4 at 8:00PM ET/PT

Created and Produced by Simon Fuller

Directed and Produced by John Downer

July 11, 2019 — Discovery Channel travels to the vast, nearly untouched plains of Tanzania in SERENGETI, a new innovative six-part series highlighting the majestic animals and their day-to-day lives living together.

With unrivaled access to one of the most pristine and unspoiled corners of the African plains, SERENGETI is a groundbreaking series that follows the heartwarming stories of a cast of African wildlife over the course of a year. Set to the backdrop of original music, this television experience combines Africa’s unimaginable beauty with its equally unforgiving brutality, highlighting daily challenges of life on the Serengeti.

Featuring a lush original score performed by Lola Lennox and narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, the groundbreaking series follows the heartwarming stories of a cast of African wildlife including lions, zebras, baboons and cheetahs over the course of a year, showcasing the dramatic moments that make each day of survival on the Serengeti a feat.

Created and produced by Emmy®-winner Simon Fuller (“American Idol,” “So You Think You Can Dance”) and directed and produced by Emmy®-winning wildlife filmmaker John Downer (“Penguin: Spy in The Huddle”).