| MUMBAI:
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced its co-production
with NHNZ in the making of the new eight-part series Bite Me with Dr. Mike
Leahy. Premiering
in August, the series follows Dr. Mike as he scours the globe for some of the
most bizarre – and tiniest – killers in the animal kingdom.
In
Bite Me with Dr. Mike Leahy, Dr. Mike – a virologist by trade –
travels to popular tourist destinations to learn more about the lethal beasties
who call these places home. Under the watchful eye of a paramedic accompanying
the crew, he explores the science behind their secret weapons, allows himself
to be exposed and highlights how travellers can avoid an unwanted close encounter.
He climbs
a 30-metre mountain of cockroach-infested bat guano in Borneo, gets up close and
personal with an explosive-firing beetle in India. Erection-inducing
spiders, acid-spewing ants, the world’s only venomous primate and a frisky
fish able to weave its way up a man’s urethra are some of the characters
Dr. Mike encounters along the way. After
the series premiered in Brazil, the co-producers quickly doubled their order from
four to eight hour-long shows, NHNZ executive producer Andrew Waterworth explains.
NHNZ
executive producer Andrew Waterworth says, “Our crew was given the task of
shooting a transmissible pilot. What they came back with was so engaging and impressive,
that the series quickly morphed into eight hours of programming that features
a whole new style set to satisfy the most ardent travel junkie”.
NGCI
executive VP content Sydney Suissa says, “Bite Me
with Dr. Mike Leahy represents another fruitful partnership
for NGCI and NHNZ. Dr. Mike has an infectious enthusiasm for
the creatures that makeas one's skin crawl and his vast knowledge
about these creepy-crawlies combined with a dynamic personality
is certain to make him a viewer favourite.”
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