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Off the Fence journeys with Weasley twins, explores royal history

James and Oliver Phelps go travelling in Fantastic Friends

ZDF Enterprises-owned producer and distributor Off The Fence (OTF) has unveiled its slate of factual programming ahead of Mipcom, including a travel series fronted by the brothers who played the Weasley twins in the Harry Potter movie franchise.

James and Oliver Phelps go on a worldwide adventure, where they explore cities, take on challenges and meet local characters in the Dash Pictures-produced Fantastic Friends.

Six-part series Royals: Keeping the Crown follows the rise, fall and rebranding of royal families across the globe from the First World War to the present day, from the murder of the Romanov family in 1918 to Prince Harry’s marriage to American actress Meghan Markle in 2018. It is produced by WMR for Curiosity Stream.

The Secrets to Civilisation, from Impossible Factual, is a three-part science and history series that offers a fresh take on the ancient world, from the Bronze Age to the fall of Rome.

Presented by environmental photojournalist Aaron Gekoski and produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios, Eyes of the Orangutan investigates the dark heart of the wildlife tourism industry.

Produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios and Red Rock Films International, Wolverine: One Tough Mother is an immersive look into the life of one of the world’s most fabled and iconic species, the wolverine. The documentary is being produced for Smithsonian Channel and has been pre-sold to networks including Arte, NRK and NHK.

The Stork Army: Women Fighting for the Hargila, produced by Gruppe 5, tells the story of a group of women In South-East Asia who are fighting for the protection of endangered species the greater adjutant stork, known locally as the hargila.

Relationship reality series Brat Loves Judy

Lions Bones & Bullets is a Jagged Peak Films feature documentary following Penguin Random House author Richard Peirce as he investigates the shocking lion farm trade in South Africa and explores what is being done to stop it.

Six-part limited series Voices of Earth shines the spotlight on 13 individuals who have managed to preserve an ancestral pact of co-existence with the wilds of nature and is produced by Old Port Films and Gariza Films.

Produced by WaterBear and directed and narrated by Canadian filmmaker and climate activist Slater Jewell-Kember, Youth Unstoppable tells the story of the youth climate movement from its beginning.

Italy Made With Love, from Symbio Studios, is about local artisans and their trades, featuring glass blowers in Venice, olive oil makers in Tuscany and silk spinners in Como.

Brat Loves Judy is an Entertainment One and Datari Turner Productions reality series following the relationship of rapper Da Brat and her multimillionaire CEO girlfriend Jesseca ‘Judy’ Dupart.

Finally, The Alternative Guide to Saving the Planet, to be hosted and narrated by an as-yet unnamed Hollywood actor, unveils some of the most bizarre and unexpected ways we can cut hundreds of billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas and help save the planet. It is produced by Infield Fly Productions and commissioned by CBC Nature of Things.

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