History takes Nutopia's 'Mankind'

LONDON -- Nutopia, the shingle created by former Discovery and BBC topper Jane Root, hopes to cement its status for ambitious docus targeted in the worldwide market using its new commission for History, whose working title is "Mankind: The Storyline famous Us." Greenlit through the U.S. web, the 12-hour show will debut later this season, with various versions designed for individual local marketplaces, an initial for History. The funnel, that has reinvented itself by screening more reality shows and less traditional history programs, claims worldwide distribution in excess of 300 million houses. The brand new project begins using the Large Bang and traces the introduction of humans on the planet where most species finish up extinct, stated Root. She referred to the show like a "real action-adventure," encompassing astronomy and geology along with the good reputation for mankind. Planned like a 12-hour, six evening TV event, the docu is created through the same team as "America: The Storyline people,Inch brought by executive producers Root and Ben Goold. Screening is planned for later this season. Filming is ready to go such locations as China, Nigeria, The other agents and also the U.K. Root stated: "There's an enormous appetite around the world for documentaries similar to this that tackle the greatest subjects on our world within an entirely new epic style that mixes remarkable drama, CGI and interviews." Nancy Dubuc, prexy and gm, History, added: "'Mankind: The Storyline famous Us' has got the same spirit of bold storytelling that made 'America the storyline of Us' this type of phenomenal success. But this time around we are going a great deal larger.Inch Nutopia is presently preparing approaching Discovery skein "The Way We Invented the planet,Inch a five-part show analyzing technological discoveries like the automobile and also the mobile phone, as well as localized for individual marketplaces. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com