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Sean Bean is to lend his voice to a natural history documentary about Osprey.The Game of Thrones star is narrating Osprey: Sea Raptor, a one-hour doc for wildlife brand Love Nature that will air on PBS in the U.S. and Sky in the UK.The film, which is produced by Love Nature and CosmoVision Media Group, tells the true story of a pair of magnificent raptors, a life-long couple, as they reunite having traveled separately across continents to the same location year-after-year to raise their young.The doc will roll out on Love Nature’s linear and streaming platforms, outside of the U.S. and UK beginning this fall and Blue Ant International will handle international sales.The special begins as the male osprey makes his way from South America to the Long Island Sound in the eastern United States. Having migrated separately, the pair reunites, only to find their nest nearly destroyed by winter storms while they were away. They fend off countless would-be usurpers of their territory and re-build one of the largest nests in the animal kingdom. Their family saga continues as three helpless chicks arrive, vulnerable and ravenous. Last to hatch is a scrawny and weak male, who, through his parents’ devotion and the force of his own will, battles his way to survival, and ends up being the first to fly. Alongside the osprey family’s journey through one summer season, their lives intertwine with the red foxes, bald eagles, cormorants, raccoons and coyotes in their bio-diverse habitat in the center of America’s densest urban corridor.
NEWS BRIEF: Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings actor Sean Bean is set to narrate a forthcoming blue-chip documentary special about two sea hawks from Love Nature in Canada and The WNET Group (PBS Nature) in the US.Osprey: Sea Raptor (1×60′), produced by Love Nature with CosmoVision Media Group and distributed by Blue Ant International, will also air on Sky Nature in the UK. It follows a pair of raptors, a life-long couple, as they reunite, having travelled separately across continents to the same location year after year to raise their young.
“It’s a rare treat to see Osprey in my part of the world, so it’s a wonderful experience to be part of a story that gives an up-close look at these magnificent birds of prey,” said Bean. “The team truly immersed themselves in the life journey of these Osprey and I can’t wait to see the finished special.”
Sky and Love Nature, a wildlife and nature brand with linear and streaming channels, have announced an extension of their content deal in support of Sky Nature, which originally launched in 2020 in the UK, and will now expand into Germany and Italy. Sky customers in both new markets will now have access to Sky Nature and its catalogue of original content. This includes access to 670 hours of content shot 4K by 2025. This includes the Sean Bean-narrated blue chip special, Osprey: Sea Raptor, Malawi Wildlife Rescue, Battle of the Alphas and other key original titles now in production. Programming will be localised in Italian and German.“The expansion of our partnership with Sky TV is an important milestone in Love Nature’s history, bringing our universally loved wildlife and nature stories to millions of new fans in Italy and Germany,” said Carlyn Staudt, Global General Manager, Love Nature. “Not only does this expanded deal highlight the quality of our stunning series and documentaries, it validates Love Nature’s decision to invest in 4K over seven years ago, while navigating through all the uncharted territory that came with being one of the first to market in the natural history space.”Zai Bennett, MD Content Sky UK & Ireland, added: “We launched Sky Nature just one year ago and it has already delivered record breaking audiences as the biggest natural channel in the UK. The natural world is increasingly important to our customers, and we recognise this interest is shared by customers in other markets, including Germany and Italy. Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia customers will now have access to Sky Nature’s world class nature programming and experience Love Nature’s extensive library of natural documentaries”
(Toronto, ON – Jan 4, 2022) – Love Nature kicks off 2022 with the Canadian broadcast debut of the highly-anticipated documentary special, Osprey: Sea Raptor (1×60’; 4K and HDR), narrated by Emmy® and BAFTA® Award-winning actor, Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Time, Game of Thrones). During the one-hour blue-chip special, Sean Bean shares the true story of a pair of magnificent raptors, a life-long couple, as they reunite having traveled separately across continents to the same location year-after-year to raise their young. Filmed in the often-overlooked American wetland, Osprey: Sea Raptor spotlights this unique and ubiquitous aquatic raptor species known for its impressive nests, life-long partnerships, dynamic social interactions and masterful hunting prowess. Osprey: Sea Raptor is rolling out globally on Love Nature’s linear and streaming platforms with the Canadian broadcast premiere slated to air Wednesday, January 12 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.
Game Of Thrones actor Sean Bean brings star power as he narrates this 1 x 60-minute blue chip documentary, delving into the story of a pair of Osprey as they reunite, having travelled separately across continents to raise their young in a Connecticut saltmarsh.