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In ‘Queens,’ National Geographic’s Emmy-Contending Documentary Series, Female Leaders Rule The Natural World


'Queens,' the National Geographic documentary series, shows how female lead in the natural world, from orcas to elephants, bonobos to bears.

National Geographic says Queens is unprecedented in natural history filmmaking: the first time a series focuses fully on stories of female power, resilience, strength, and love, and boasts the first nearly all-female crew to shoot, produce and direct a wildlife documentary. Even among creatures as distinct as brown bears, orca whales, hyenas, gelada monkeys and wolves, they share many of the same skills of survival which often involve using alliance and friendship in addition to power and dominance. By putting the natural world into focus through a female lens, guided by the narration of Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett and a vibrant original score and contemporary global soundtrack, this is not your grandfather’s wildlife documentary.

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