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Smithsonian preps for mass extinction

US factual cablenet Smithsonian Channel is preparing a one-off documentary that explores two mass extinctions, including the one that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Mass Extinction: Life At the Brink (1×60′) is produced by Tangled Bank Studios, the film and television unit of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) led by the former president of National Geographic Television, Michael Rosenfeld.

The programme joins scientists around the globe in search of answers to two of the most dramatic mass extinctions: one that wiped out the dinosaurs and another that annihilated nearly 90% of all Earth’s species 250 million years ago.

It is set to premiere on November 30 and will be narrated by actor Jeffery Wright. Sean B Carroll and Rosenfeld will exec produce for Tangled Bank Studios, while Sarah Holt is the producer, director and writer.

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