Nat Geo Expands Its ‘Secrets Of…’ Franchise With James Cameron, Courteney Monroe Explains Why

EXCLUSIVE: Nat Geo is currently on a two-track tear of shows with A-list stars exploring a world such as Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and Tucci in Italy and blue-chip wildlife titles that dive deeper in the natural world such as Ocean with David Attenborough and Secrets of the Bees.

The latter is part of a franchise, led by Avatar director James Cameron, that Nat Geo is currently building out even further.

Deadline understands that the Disney-owned factual brand is doubling down with two new iterations of the Secrets Of… franchise. It has ordered Secrets of the Bears (w/t) and Secrets of the Deep (w/t).

These follows Secrets of the Bees, which launched earlier this month, Secrets of the Whales, which premiered in 2021, Secrets of the Elephants, which debuted in 2023, Secrets of the Octopus, which launched in 2024 and Blake Lively-narrated Secrets of the Penguins, which

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