Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is executive producing and narrating a two-part documentary special about octopuses for Prime Video, titled Octopus!. The special, developed under Waller-Bridge’s Wells Street Films’ deal with Amazon MGM Studios, is set to premiere this spring.
Here’s the Lowdown: Octopus! will show viewers the life cycle of the Giant Pacific Octopus, from birth to death. The documentary features a range of people with unique connections to these creatures, including a scientist trying to protect them, an explorer studying them, and even actor/comedian Tracy Morgan, who is a huge octopus fan.
What This Means Now: The project adds to Prime Video’s growing slate of nature documentaries, and with Waller-Bridge’s involvement, it’s likely to attract a wide audience, not just typical nature documentary buffs.
The Bigger Picture: The documentary aims to show the intelligence and complexity of octopuses, while also examining the human connection to these animals. The involvement of both scientific experts and a celebrity fan like Tracy Morgan suggests a blend of educational and entertaining content. The project comes from Jigsaw Productions (known for documentaries like Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and Wells Street Films. The documentary special is directed by Niharika Desai. The two part special premieres this spring.
