With Planet Earth and LIFE bringing in record eyeballs for both networks, Discovery Communications and BBC Worldwide have announced yet another series partnership. This time, we’re headed to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Expected to debut in 2012 (if we’re all still here), the 3-part mini-series will “be utilizing the technology and filming techniques first developed for Planet Earth and Life, which have drawn critical acclaim as giving new depth and detail to nature.” From B&C

The first episode will explain how the reef was formed, and how it flourishes today, using technology to get a close look at the tiny animals’ key to its survival. The second episode will focus on a giant lagoon located inside the reef, where the land meets the sea, and the third installment will feature the remote outer reefs, which are rarely visited.

“The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most iconic natural structures in the world,” said Clark Bunting, president and general manager, Discovery Channel and president, Science Channel.  ”Joining forces with the BBC’s Natural History Unit and Digital Dimensions guarantees that Great Barrier Reef will deliver on the best in storytelling, filmmaking and innovative technology.  Viewers will see this amazing living reef and the creatures that inhabit it.”

Something tells me Oprah won’t be narrating this one….

Categories: Film/TV.
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