National Geographic Launches Seven-Continent Wildlife Series With Africa

A wild African black panther prowls for prey, an orphaned baby pangolin learns to climb on its own, and a green turtle is rescued by local humans after laying eggs on a remote island. These scenes feature in Africa: Earth’s Wild Home, a new documentary series from National Geographic.

Four years of filming across nearly thirty African countries

The seven-episode documentary series took four years to complete, with filming taking place across nearly 30 different African countries. Each episode focuses on a specific ecosystem, ranging from jungles and deserts to plains, mountains, and islands across the continent. Every installment concludes by spotlighting the scientists, photographers, and National Geographic explorers whose work enabled the project.

The final episode turns its focus toward the local conservation leaders and researchers working to preserve Africa’s rich biodiversity for future generations. The production marks the launch of a new franchise intended to document wildlife and environmental ecosystems across all seven continents in turn.

Wunmi Mosaku narrates the debut ecosystem series

Producers selected Wunmi Mosaku to narrate the series, drawing on her performances in Sinners, Loki, and Lovecraft Country.

I was incredibly honored that they even know my name at Nat Geo. It was wonderful to be asked to narrate the series, it means so much to me. As someone who was born in Nigeria and raised in England, I’ll take any opportunity I can to reconnect and celebrate this incredible continent where life is so diverse and so extreme and beautiful and relentless and peaceful. I wanted to be a part of that because it’s a part of me.

Wunmi Mosaku