The titles will also be available for international licensing at MIPCOM
(TORONTO – September 14, 2026) – Blue Ant Media, a global streamer, production studio, and rights business, announced today the greenlight of seven new and returning factual originals, spanning science, history and wildlife. The new titles will be programmed across Blue Ant’s broader PayTV and streaming portfolio and will also be available for international licensing through the company’s distribution arm. Featuring original content produced by Blue Ant Studios and third-party production partners, the slate demonstrates the company’s integrated approach to commissioning and distributing specialist factual content across platforms and territories.
Four of the greenlit history and science titles are produced in-house by Blue Ant Studios, including Engineering From Above Season 2, How to Survive History, Secret Ops: Revealed, and Disasters from Above. The natural history greenlights include two series from WildBear Entertainment, Big Cats, Nine Lives and Legion of the Shark, and the one-off special Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers, produced by Fin & Fur Films.
“These latest greenlights reflect our continued investment in distinctive factual programming from both Blue Ant Studios and independent production partners,” says Craig Junner, EVP & GM, Global Channels & Streaming, Blue Ant Media. “Our integrated channels, rights and streaming model allows content commissioned for both our Canadian networks and global channel brands to move across platforms and territories, extending its reach through our owned services and international licensing.”
The newly greenlit originals include:
Engineering From Above S2 (8 x 60’)
Producer: Blue Ant Studios
International Rights: Blue Ant Rights
This visually stunning and fast-paced series takes viewers on an exploration of staggering engineering marvels from around the world. Using cutting-edge technology and dynamic graphics, each episode reveals these iconic sites from new perspectives, uncovering the secrets hidden within. Through a unique view from above, the series answers the how and why behind these awe-inspiring feats of human ingenuity. With each episode, ENGINEERING FROM ABOVE delivers thrilling revelations about the world’s most remarkable engineering achievements. The series is produced with the financial participation of the Canadian Media Fund.
How to Survive History (8 x 60’)
Producer: Blue Ant Studios
International Rights: Blue Ant Rights
Throughout history, humans have faced unthinkable danger. Disaster, war and tragedy have taken the lives of many. But some have what it takes to survive against the odds. Each episode of How to Survive History explores multiple catastrophic events, united by a single theme, and investigates the unbelievable stories of those who made it out alive. From shipwrecks to the trenches of combat, volcanic eruptions and plane crashes, people have lived through the unimaginable. This series examines incredible accounts of human resilience and courage, and delves deep into the pivotal decisions, circumstances, and lucky breaks that allowed them to live when so many others did not. In the face of certain death, some figure out how to survive history.
Secret Ops: Revealed (8 x 60’)
Producer: Blue Ant Studios
International Rights: Blue Ant Rights
Secret Ops: Revealed tells the hidden stories behind secret missions that shook the world. Each episode reveals three secret operations from the 20th and 21st centuries, delving into shadow wars, arms deals, rogue assassins and drug cartels. As each investigation unfolds, a team of historians and intelligence specialists analyse declassified material inside an operations-style briefing room, reconstructing events step by step. They take us inside the dramatic moment the secret operation was revealed, investigate its backstory, and examine the consequences that followed – to reveal how these missions shaped the world we live in today.
Big Cats, Nine Lives (3 x 60’)
Producer: WildBear Entertainment
International Rights: Blue Ant Rights
Big Cats, Nine Lives explores the lives of lions, leopards and tigers through a bold and evocative lens. These iconic predators don’t live one life, but many. Each stage is a test of survival – from vulnerable cubhood to power, conflict and eventual decline. Across the savannas of Africa, the forests of India and the mountains of Asia, each big cat has evolved radically different strategies to endure. Yet all face the same universal challenges – to grow, compete, reproduce – and ultimately to survive. This is not just natural history, it is life, lived nine times.
Legion of the Shark (3 x 60’)
Producer: WildBear Entertainment
International Rights: Blue Ant Rights
Told in the style of The Lord of the Rings, Legion of the Shark reveals a story almost as old as Earth itself. Each of the legions of sharks is a survivor of one of the five great cataclysms that befell Earth in its dark past: ice, poison, fire, shadow, and stone – creating mass extinction events that few species survived. But sharks swam through each. Today, the descendants of those legions still swim our oceans as protectors of ecosystems, defenders of territory, and as lone knights in search of riches.
Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers (1 x 90’)
Producer: Fin & Fur Films
International Rights: Blue Ant Rights
This second installment, narrated by Academy Award-nominated Texan, Ethan Hawke, offers an inspiring journey through the springs, creeks, rivers, and bays that define the Lone Star State. The film showcases the abundant diversity of wildlife that calls Texas home while confronting the critical water challenges facing a rapidly growing population. This one-hour special takes audiences from the rugged Rio Grande to the thriving waters of the Sabine and Neches, encountering resilient otter families, strutting turkeys, and mysterious Alligator Snapping Turtles along the way.
Blue Ant Media (TSX: BAMI) is a global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and builds enduring brands, connecting creators and partners with audiences worldwide. Through its Studios, Rights & Streaming, and Canadian Media businesses, Blue Ant partners with leading creators and entertainment companies to develop and produce award-winning content, distribute and monetize a catalogue of more than 10,000 hours, and connect brands with audiences in more than 100 countries. Its portfolio includes: Blue Ant Studios, Insight Productions, Atomic Cartoons and Jam Filled Entertainment; channel and streaming brands including Love Nature, Homeful, HauntTV and MagellanTV; Consumer Shows; Cottage Life Magazine; and Media Pulse, its multi-platform advertising sales business. Headquartered in Toronto, Blue Ant Media has offices across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. blueantmedia.com | Instagram | LinkedIn