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Prepare to embark on an astonishing and revelatory adventure into the wonderfully diverse world of life in the air.

       From leaping Safikas to the fastest birds on earth, Peregrine falcons, and from flying Paradise Tree Snakes to battling Emperor Dragonflies - these fascinating creatures of flight live much of their lives in the air. AIRBORNE takes us on an exhilarating journey around the world, and reveals the countless animals who traverse the air in truly astonishing ways.

       The series rises through the ultimate flight path – from perfect take-offs, to long-haul flights, to agile landings. In each episode, experience the FREEDOM of a true birds-eye-view as the creatures of the sky world learn to catch air, snatch in-flight meals, navigate crowded skies, and soar through the most challenging environments on the planet.

       With stunning visuals and a revelatory look into the natural world, AIRBORNE appeals to a wide-ranging audience, from true nature and wildlife aficionados to families who are looking for top quality content to co-view. The series will be narrated by a high-profile celebrity with mass appeal, allowing for an even wider audience reach in English-speaking markets and there is an opportunity to reversion with local celebrities in non-English territories. With incredible storytelling, captivating visuals and highly engaging characters, AIRBORNE is must-see television!

       Each episode of AIRBORNE follows eight charismatic creatures through their trials and triumphs, based around the episode’s overarching theme. We fly across the planet and through enthralling natural worlds, with each individual story more intriguing than the last. Fully immersed in each unique setting, the main characters are used as a springboard to reveal our characters’ friends and foes, adding drama and delight to each amazing airborne story.

       For these airborne creatures to thrive and survive means defying gravity and mastering the air around them, and they do so in extraordinary ways.

Episode 1 | CATCHING AIR

Catching Air

Rise and fall with the remarkable creatures who must learn to fly, practice their aerobatics, and hone their navigational skills to defy gravity. 

Featuring Peregrine Falcons, Mayflies, Sifakas, Ballooning spiders, Paradise Tree Snakes, Siberian flying squirrels, Fiery Throated Hummingbirds, Condors.

Episode 2 | INFLIGHT MEALS 

Inflight Meals

Whether scooping a mouthful of insects on the wing, or launching vertically from the ground in an ambush attack - plucking food from the air is no easy feat. 

Featuring Barn Owls, Carmine Bee Eaters, Black Backed Jackals, Tarsiers, Wandering Salamanders, Pied Hornbills, Bearded Vultures, and Emperor Dragonflies.

Episode 3 | LOVE IN THE AIR  

Love In The Air

Whether busting a move in a ‘Sky-Dance’ or frantically covering ground in search of a mate, lift plays an important role in finding the perfect partner.

Featuring Jackson's Widowbirds, Orchid Bees, Draco Lizards, Femme Fatale fireflies, Red Crowned Cranes, Mobula Rays, Frigate Birds, and Australian Flying Foxes.

Episode 4 | CROWDED SKIES

Crowded Skies

With so many foes sharing the skies, height doesn’t always mean safety. Airborne creatures come face-to-face with enemies from all three dimensions.

Featuring Goshawks, Dusky Swifts, Gibbons, Ganets, Sandgrouse, Honey Bees, Bald Eagles, Starlings, and Free Tailed Bats.

Filmed in many locations over two years, this blue-chip tentpole series is full of firsts, never-before captured footage, and incredible natural storytelling that will hold audiences captive with wonder at our natural world. The incredible production team was joined by local filmmakers who are the world's top specialists in filming certain animal behaviours, and ensuring that this series is visually unlike any other.

About The Producer

Humble Bee is a renowned premium producer of natural history content. Their 8-part series, Secret World of Sounds with David Attenborough, launched on Netflix worldwide in 2022 and has won the Daytime Emmy™ Award for Outstanding Travel, Adventure, and Nature Program. Founded in 2009, Humble Bee has produced highly engaging entertainment for the BBC, Smithsonian, UKTV, Animal Planet, ARTE and Sky.

CREATIVE TEAM

Stephen Dunleavy
Executive Producer, Airborne

Humble Bee Films Founder and CEO Stephen Dunleavy is a former BBC Natural History Unit producer with almost thirty years experience. Stephen oversees all editorial aspects of production and has steered the company from its humble origins as a single project indie to a growing company with multiple projects for broadcasters and platforms across the globe.

Charlotte Crosse
Executive Producer, Airborne

Charlotte Crosse has been working in television for 25 years, in the UK, US and Japan. Setting out as a trainee foreign correspondent with the BBC, she went on to work in entertainment with the likes of Clive James, Ruby Wax and Graham Norton. At Humble Bee, Charlotte recently executive produced our Emmy-winning Netflix series Wild Babies, and she is in charge of nurturing new and established production talent within the company.

Beth Brooks
Series Producer, Airborne

Beth Brooks is an Emmy-winning showrunner, with more than 25 years’ experience producing documentaries for broadcasters including Netflix, BBC, Sky, ITV, Love Nature, and many others. With multiple SP roles and more than 80 credits as a PD, she specialises in telling engaging character-driven stories from the natural world and beyond.

Sally Cryer
Producer / Director, Airborne

Sally Cryer is an Emmy-nominated Producer/Director with over 25 years’ experience making wildlife programmes, both for the BBC’s Natural History Unit as well as independent companies such as Humble Bee Films. She’s directed wildlife sequences all over the globe, and has a particular love of birds.

Dani Godwin
Producer / Director, Airborne

Producer Dani Godwin has over 10 years’ experience specialising in Natural History documentaries for broadcasters including Disney, National Geographic, Netflix, Apple, BBC and Roku. She has produced and directed many wildlife sequences across the globe, filming both day and night, and in deserts, jungles, high altitude, and polar environments.

Adam Simon
Producer / Director, Airborne

Adam Simon has over 10 years of experience working in television production, for Disney+, National Geographic, BBC, ITV, Channel Four & Channel 5. He’s filmed in many austere locations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North & South America, and has a BSc in Biology & a MA in Wildlife Filmmaking.

IMMERSIVE. AERIAL. SPECTACULAR.

Audience

Research recently conducted by Love Nature has revealed that viewership for wildlife programming is evenly split amongst all demographics, with series and specials having broad appeal and offering tremendous family co-viewing opportunities. AIRBORNE is tentpole, highly marketable event programming that is ad-friendly and easily sponsorable. The series is an incredible addition to any programming schedule, with mass audience appeal and can be scheduled as an anchor for attention-grabbing stunt programming.

The PRODUCTION

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The very latest technology has allowed the production team to capture the highest quality footage of these fascinating animals. First person view drones allow audiences to fly alongside animals as they dart about and weave in and out of obstacles, while high speed cameras, cable cameras and gimbals capture the incredibly fluid motion of fast-moving subjects. Cameras mounted on birds during flight allow us to see life through their eyes. The latest in camera technology allows us to see these animals as we’ve never seen them before, in an immersive and immediate way.