Is Barack Obama TV's successor to David Attenborough? Netflix is banking on it

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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:21:26 +0000

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Our Great National Parks sees Obama taking on the wonders of the wilderness.

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Barack Obama, former president of the United States of America, is the unlikely narrator of a new Netflix wildlife documentary series and it might be the most inspired bit of casting that the streaming giant has made in a while.

Our Great National Parks, which makes its Netflix TV show debut on April 13, will see Obama discussing the wonders of protected wilderness spaces across the globe and the animal inhabitants they contain. Monterey Bay in
California, Tsavo National Park in Kenya, and the rainforests of Gunung
Leuser National Park in Indonesia are all set to feature.Oh, and some sloths: (Image credit: Netflix)

Who doesnt love a good sloth?

You can check out the first trailer below:

A fish that can walk. Surfing hippos that want to catch the waves. Species found nowhere else on earth, says Obama.When humanity started to protect
these wild places, we did not realize how important they would become: Theyre a haven for endangered species, and a hotbed for scientific research. A trusted voice and natural Attenborough successor?

The five-part series was first announced in February 2021, and was part of a slew of programming Netflix signed from Barack and Michelle Obamas production company Higher Ground Productions.

Its already proved a successful partnership between the two companies,
bearing fruit in the shape of kids shows Ada Twist, Scientist, and Waffles + Mochi. The Oscar-winning documentary American Factory, Michelle Obamas memoir adaptation Becoming, and the award winning Crip Camp: A Disability
Revolution, are also part of the Obama family's back catalog.

But the move to make Obama a spokesperson for the natural world is a delightful one.

Theres no arguing against who the king of television is when it comes to the natural world. Thats British naturalist David Attenborough, who has done more over the decades to educate the world on the delights and plights of the animals across the globe, and the danger their habitats are in. Starting his broadcasting career with the BBC, Attenborough has also recently developed (and worked on) shows for the likes of Sky and Netflix.

After a phenomenal career (that shows no signs of slowing, to be fair), a successor to the 95 year old Attenborough would be a great win for any
network not to mention a world of animal enthusiasts looking to learn how best to protect our planets co-inhabitants.

Obama is a natural choice at least, for a streaming giant like Netflix. The former president may not have the zoological experience of Attenborough, but hes a trusted public figure. His Green New Deal was only partially
successful, too, but was a step in the right direction for awareness surrounding climate change and humanity's environmental impact. Our Great National Parks even shares an executive producer from Attenboroughs Blue Planet II, so viewers will know it's in good hands from a production standpoint. Hes also got a great voice perfect for placing over awe-inspiring footage of nature. In our view, Netflix could do worse than to install Obama as its long-term Attenborough replacement. The best documentaries on Netflix



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