Penguin Town is a 2021 Netflix Original documentary television series narrated by Patton Oswalt. It follows a group of endangered penguins in Simon's Town, South Africa as they search for mates, raise their young and interact with other penguins. The series was released on June 16, 2021.[1]
| Penguin Town | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Narrated by | Patton Oswalt |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Production | |
| Production company | Red Rock Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 16 June 2021 |
Episodes
edit| No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Homecoming" |
| 2 | "The Nest Generation" |
| 3 | "Hot and Bothered" |
| 4 | "Lost and Found" |
| 5 | "Close Encounters" |
| 6 | "Weekend Warriors" |
| 7 | "Beyond the Nest" |
| 8 | "Learning to Fly" |
Production
editPenguin Town was produced by Red Rock Films.[2] The camera crew from Red Rock Films started by following 80 pairs of penguins, which they later narrowed down to 50 and then the smaller group of penguins that would come to form the story. The camera crew used tripods, waterproof cameras, drones, and an antigravity platform to capture the footage.[3]
Penguin Town is set on Boulders Beach in Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town on the Western Cape of South Africa.[4]
The British Board of Film Classification issued a 'Parental Guidance' certificate.[5]
Broadcast
editReception
editWriting for the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper described the series as a "featherweight documentary", praising Oswalt's narration.[7] In his review for The Guardian, Stuart Heritage called the series "tremendous comfort food", praising the lack of violence.[8] The New Statesman's India Bourke criticised the series for "lightly mocking an endangered species" for entertainment.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Where is Penguin Beach located?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (16 June 2021). "Waddling into view are the stars of Netflix's 'Penguin Town'". Associated Press. New York. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Mark Kennedy (June 16, 2021). "Reseña de 'Penguin Town', la serie de Netflix sobre pingüinos africanos" (in Spanish). Dallas News. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Berry, Jo (9 July 2021). "Where is Penguin Beach located?". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. ISSN 0033-8060. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Penguin Town". British Board of Film Classification. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Berry, Jo (3 June 2021). "Penguin Town release date: Netflix documentary narrator, trailer and news". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. ISSN 0033-8060. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Roeper, Richard (16 June 2021). "'Penguin Town': Adorable birds go where the humans are in a frothy Netflix docuseries". Chicago Sun-Times. ISSN 1553-8478. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (16 June 2021). "Move over, Attenborough! Penguin Town is the cuddly nature show for our times". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Bourke, India (21 June 2021). "Penguin Town: the Netflix show that makes a mockery out of an endangered species". New Statesman. ISSN 1364-7431. OCLC 4588945. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.