The former president narrates the revolutionary docuseries “Our Oceans,” which attempts a rarity for the genre: a nature series you’ll want to binge like all your other streaming favorites.
, a five-part series premiering on the streamer on Nov. 20.
If for nothing else, watch just to see Peacock mantis shrimp, a surprisingly gorgeous creature. The series manages to alarm us, as well it should, when we see what’s going on in the Arctic Ocean. Still, there are reassurances throughout, particularly listening to the man who gives us the facts and is having a terrific time doing so.narrates.
The waves are choppy, and for some people onboard, the Dramamine has been flowing. But the filmmakers behind this exquisitely shot series watch this aquatic standoff with smiles. During the five years of making it, 728 crew members on all seven continents and the surrounding five oceans put in over 53,000 hours in the field.They are proud that this series’ research has sparked some 20 academic papers. Yet they also know that if the films come across as lectures, people will not watch.
Even in the rich coral reefs, food is scarce, “and every reef resident is on someone else’s menu,” Obama says. Another impressive first for the series includes the deepest survey ever done beneath the Arctic with cameras taken 3,000 meters, or 9,842 feet, deep.“We have a really, really close relationship with science and with our series consultant, Professor Steve Simpson from the University of Bristol, and a whole vast array of scientists,” Jonathan Smith, series producer, says. “Also, it’s wonderful quid pro quo because, for us, we get the time that we get to spend in the field observing these animals.
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