Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story Menu About Photos Releases Releases 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 May 30, 2025 BIGGER BOAT, BIGGER LEGACY! Jaws @ 50 Key Art Jaws @ 50 Trailer (WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 30, 2025) National Geographic’s SHARKFEST wouldn’t exist without the film that changed cinema—and our relationship with sharks—forever: “Jaws.” This summer, in tribute to the movie that sparked a lasting fascination with the ocean’s most misunderstood predator, National Geographic goes behind the scenes of the legendary blockbuster with JAWS @ 50: THE DEFINITIVE INSIDE STORY. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau (“Faye,” “Music by John Williams”), the 90-minute documentary takes viewers on the ultimate deep dive, from Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel to the cinematic phenomenon that is “Jaws” and how the film continues to ripple through pop culture, cinema and shark conservation to this day. You may think you know the full story of “Jaws”—but not until now. JAWS @ 50 hails from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Films, in partnership with Wendy Benchley and Laura Bowling, and is this summe Press Release
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
May 30, 2025 BIGGER BOAT, BIGGER LEGACY! Jaws @ 50 Key Art Jaws @ 50 Trailer (WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 30, 2025) National Geographic’s SHARKFEST wouldn’t exist without the film that changed cinema—and our relationship with sharks—forever: “Jaws.” This summer, in tribute to the movie that sparked a lasting fascination with the ocean’s most misunderstood predator, National Geographic goes behind the scenes of the legendary blockbuster with JAWS @ 50: THE DEFINITIVE INSIDE STORY. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau (“Faye,” “Music by John Williams”), the 90-minute documentary takes viewers on the ultimate deep dive, from Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel to the cinematic phenomenon that is “Jaws” and how the film continues to ripple through pop culture, cinema and shark conservation to this day. You may think you know the full story of “Jaws”—but not until now. JAWS @ 50 hails from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Films, in partnership with Wendy Benchley and Laura Bowling, and is this summe Press Release
