Sea life in a whole new way! Only Discovery World HD and IMAX® can take viewers to the bottom of the deepest seas to experience a spellbinding underwater world that few have ever seen. Touch giant turtles, escape man-eating sharks and discover astonishing creatures that could inspire science fiction, such as the unusual rainbow nudibranch sea slug. Premiering exclusively on the all-new Discovery World HD on Saturday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, IMAX: UNDER THE SEA offers an inspirational exploration of magical underwater wonders like Indonesia’s famed Coral Triangle. Then one week later, on Saturday, September 11 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, return to Discovery World HD for the exclusive premiere of IMAX: DEEP SEA, for a rare glimpse of a wolf eel crushing and eating prickly sea urchins (spines and all!).
Filmed with the incomparable scope and clarity of high-definition and IMAX technology, Discovery World HD offers an intimate look into an underwater world few people have ever seen. Some predatory, some symbiotic, sometimes exquisitely beautiful and sometimes treacherous – yet all ultimately dependent upon one another for survival – meet the colourful cast of characters featured in these two enchanting specials living out their lives in a variety of unique and often humorous relationships.
IMAX: Under The Sea7
Saturday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
From award-winning documentary filmmaker Howard Hall and the production team behind IMAX film favourites DEEP SEA and INTO THE DEEP, comes this dynamic new underwater adventure that explores the impact of global climate change on the oceanic wilderness. Narrated by award-winning Canadian actor Jim Carrey, IMAX: Under The Sea takes viewers from the waters of Southern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia’s famed Coral Triangle for face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. Discover the habits and habitats of great white sharks, flamboyant cuttlefish, leafy sea dragons and playful Australian sea lions as they play out the dramas of their lives amidst vast coral formations that rise from the ocean floor.
IMAX: Deep Sea
Saturday, September 11 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
From the mantis shrimp who engages in a one-on-one, matador-like challenge with a threatening octopus, to the green sea turtle who allows schools of fish aestheticians to clean its shell of unwanted algae, IMAX: Deep Sea focuses on the unusual and often surprising alliances struck between some of the world’s most exotic creatures. Produced by the legendary Howard Hall and narrated by multiple Academy Award® nominees Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, IMAX: Deep Sea transports viewers to the underwater realm of the giant Pacific octopus, scorpion fish and barracuda. Discovering the strange and unusual partnerships these “star wars” creatures forge to ensure their survival, this one-hour special reveals how this co-operation allows life in this enchanting world to continue to flourish.
