Top Gun will be the core of a new documentary series on National Geographic. Top Gun: Maverick reinvigorated the film franchise and the credit goes to Tom Cruise’s return as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. National Geographic along with Rex are teaming up for Top Gun: The Next Generation.
It will follow students of one of the U.S. Navy’s most demanding training programs. The series follows a group of officers as they push the edge of the Advanced Flight Training Program. According to the elite nature of the course, only the very best can fly the F-35C Lightning II. The film will consist of viewpoints of a range of Navy student pilots. Top Gun will showcase the emotional moments of the young candidates and the pressure they face.
Top Gun: The Next Generation Documentary Series
“With so many millions of fans of the film around the world, I was immediately drawn to this series – these elite jet pilots are not only extremely accomplished and impressive, but all have very different stories to tell,” said Tom McDonald, EVP, Global Factual and Unscripted Content, National Geographic. “With Nat Geo’s exclusive unprecedented inside access, this series promises to be an exhilarating, visually jaw-dropping, and fascinating journey into the intensely competitive world of elite flying.”
“The intimate access we have gained to the characters and the emotional character-led story arcs that run through the series will paint a vivid, compelling narrative around the young men and women embarking on this highly stressful process,” said Tayna Shaw, managing director, Zinc Television. “That narrative will elevate the series beyond the noise and spectacle of fighter jets to tell the tense, nuanced, and poignant human stories behind the public-facing bravado. This is a unique project and we are thrilled to be bringing it to viewers.”
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