All hail the queens. The ones who give life. The teachers. The staunch defenders. They are the most powerful leaders on the planet. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, National Geographic celebrates the annual matriarchal day with its titular show about the mothers of the animal kingdom.
In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders in the animal world…moms. This Mother’s Day, celebrate the queens in your life and stream National Geographic’s groundbreaking natural history series QUEENS. Featuring matriarchies of the animal kingdom around the world, the seven-part series tells a story of sacrifice and resilience, and how these remarkable creatures navigate the balance between motherhood and leadership with grace. All episodes of QUEENS, narrated by award-winning actress Angela Bassett, are now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
From the elephants of African savanna to a lion pride clashing with a hyena pride in Tanzania, “Queens” is mother nature in action. Each episode does more than just document the animals in their natural habitats, they also focus on the large-scale environmental impacts. These animals confront predators, drought and a rapidly changing world. Subjects also include how animal behaviors and psychology relates to that of humanity as episodes also take a look at how concepts like friendship, politics, and motherly instincts play a role.
With a female-led production team, QUEENS is an industry-shifting moment for National Geographic and the genre at large, flipping the previously male-dominated narrative on its head. The series celebrates the power of women by bringing the natural world into focus through the female lens for the very first time.
All episodes of QUEENS are available to stream now on Disney+ and Hulu.
