Disney has announced that National Geographic’s new nonfiction series “Extraordinary Birder,” hosted by lifelong birder Christian Cooper, will premiere Saturday, June 17, on Nat Geo Wild, and begin streaming on Disney+ in the United States on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
Life-long birder Christian Cooper takes us into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds. Whether navigating volcanic terrain in Hawaii for elusive honeycreepers, trekking into rainforests in Puerto Rico for parrots, or scaling a bridge in Manhattan for a peregrine falcon, he does whatever it takes to learn about these extraordinary, feathered creatures and show us the remarkable world in the sky above.
For Lucky 8, George Kralovansky, Irfan Rahman, Kimberly Woodard, Jon Kroll and Doug Veith are executive producers. For National Geographic, Pam Caragol is executive producer, and Janet Vissering is senior vice president of development and production.