Sharkfest is getting a new special this year with Sharks Up Close on July 5th on National Geographic and then July 6th on Disney+ and Hulu. BAFTA-Winning Wildlife Filmmaker Bertie Gregory will head to South Africa to film Great White Sharks without a cage! Bertie will focus on diving the shallows and attempting to film these massive sharks and discover the challenges they face on our planet and learn more about them. This is going to be an exciting adventure.
SHARKS UP CLOSE, Premiering July 5, Is Led by Emmy®- and BAFTA-Winning Wildlife Filmmaker Bertie Gregory Who Ventures to South Africa To Film Great White Sharks Without a Cage
National Geographic’s gill-ty pleasure of the summer, SHARKFEST, returns for its wildest season yet! With over 25 hours of jaw-dropping programming, this year’s lineup dives deeper than ever into the science, power and beauty of the ocean’s most misunderstood predator. Making a splash at the top of this year’s lineup is the brand-new special SHARKS UP CLOSE WITH BERTIE GREGORY, which follows the Emmy- and BAFTA-winning cinematographer and National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory (@BertieGregory) on a high-stakes, cage-free mission to film great white sharks off the coast of South Africa.
SHARKS UP CLOSE kicks off SHARKFEST beginning July 5 at 8/7c on National Geographic. Select series and specials will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Additionally, shark-infested content will air on Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Jr., and DisneyXD throughout the month. A 24/7 live stream of 2024 content will also air on YouTube.
SHARKS UP CLOSE WITH BERTIE GREGORY
Premieres July 5 at 8/7c on National Geographic
Streams July 6 on Disney+ and Hulu
Bertie heads to South Africa for his most audacious mission yet. The wild waters here are a hotspot for one of the ocean’s most famous and feared predators, the great white shark. Diving in the shallows without a cage, Bertie will attempt to film these huge sharks. By entering their domain, he discovers the challenges they face on our rapidly changing planet.