Tag: biology

  • Go Button Media’s The Animal Within greenlit for second season

    Toronto-based Go Button Media has received the greenlight for a second season of The Animal Within.

    The approval comes from its Munich-based distributor Autentic – which holds global rights to the series excluding Canada – and the series’ Canadian broadcast partner Super Channel.

    The 6 x 60-minute series enters production in March and is set for release later this year, according to a Friday (Feb. 21) release. The series combines science and natural history to explore the inner workings of some of Earth’s most fascinating creatures.

    The Animal Within was first commissioned by Autentic in October 2020. In December 2021, Edmonton-headquartered Super Channel extended its partnership with Go Button in the form of four more factual series, including the acquisition of The Animal Within.

    In September 2024, Go Button Media announced that it will deliver six series through a partnership with Autentic and Super Channel. The second season of The Animal Within represents one of those commissions, with Secrets of Ancient Structures (6 x 60 minutes) named the first to come out of the agreement and which is set to air this summer. In total, Go Button will deliver a 36-hour factual slate through six series, each six hours in length, over the next three years.

    Both series are part of Autentic Distributions’ London TV Screenings slate, which runs from Feb. 24 to 28.

    The first 6 x 60-minute season of The Animal Within was licensed by Autentic to more than 20 territories, with broadcasters such as National Geographic and Japan’s NHK.

    Read more at Playback Online

  • Autentic, Go Button team for “Animal Within”

    Autentic, Go Button team for “Animal Within”

    Go Button Media secures Autentic commission 

    Germany’s Autentic has commissioned Toronto-headquartered indie Go Button Media to produce The Animal Within for its Spiegel TV Wissen channel.

    The 6 x 60-minute natural history series (pictured) investigates how animals can outperform “our wildest engineering dreams,” featuring CGI and interviews with experts such as engineers and biologists.

    Slated to premiere in December, The Animal Within is executive produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan for Go Button Media and Alexandra Böhm, head of international co-production at Autentic. It will premiere later this fall and will be distributed internationally (excluding in Canada) by Autentic Distribution.

    Read more on Realscreen.com

  • Go Button gets the go-ahead for The Animal Within

    Go Button gets the go-ahead for The Animal Within

    The six-part series signals the Toronto prodco’s first natural history title and commission for Germany’s Autentic.

    Toronto-based boutique production company Go Button Media has received its first natural history commission from German factual entertainment label Autentic.

    The Animal Within (6 x 60 minutes) is executive produced by the company’s leads Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan alongside Autentic head of international co-production Alexandra Böhm.

    “The Animal Within travels the world to bring new insights to unexpected species that nature has been busy perfecting over the ages – from hippo chemists who manufacture their own sunscreen to ant architects who create complex structures. As humans, we think we have all the answers, but we will electrifyingly demonstrate that nature so often has the upper hand and can serve as the most experienced of teachers,” said executive producer and director Oron in a statement.

    Shot in 4K, the series blends natural history with CGI and science, examining how evolution has created “over-achievers in the animal world” and questions such as what biological “tech” enabled some species to survive massive extinction events.

    Experts featured include Robert Sparling, Kristin Rodrigo, Andrew Lewin, Emily Rondel, Peter Soroye and Jeremy McNeil.

    Read more on Playback Online