June 9, 2025 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S FIN-FAVORITE SUMMER EVENT RETURNS WITH OVER 25 HOURS OF SHARK-INFESTED PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING JAWS @ 50: THE DEFINITIVE INSIDE STORY AND SHARKS UP CLOSE WITH BERTIE GREGORY SHARKFEST Key Art SHARKFEST Trailer SHARKS UP CLOSE Trailer JAWS @ 50 Trailer (WASHINGTON, D.C. June 9, 2025) – National Geographic’s gill-ty pleasure of the summer, SHARKFEST, returns for its wildest season yet! With over 25 hours of jaw-dropping programming, this year’s lineup dives deeper than ever into the science, power and beauty of the ocean’s most misunderstood predator. Making a splash at the top of this year’s lineup is the brand-new special SHARKS UP CLOSE WITH BERTIE GREGORY, which follows the Emmy- and BAFTA-winning cinematographer and National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory (@BertieGregory) on a high-stakes, cage-free mission to film great white sharks off the coast of South Africa. SHARKS UP CLOSE kicks off SHARKFEST beginning July 5 at 8/7c on National Geographic. Select series and specials will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Additionally, shark-infested content will air on Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Jr., and DisneyXD throughout the month. A 24/ Press Release
