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- When Lupita Nyong’o was asked to narrate the Discovery nature documentary series “ Serengeti,” the Oscar-winning actor jumped at the opportunity — not just because the subject celebrated to her heritage as an African woman, but because it was an offer she never expected.
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And as narrator, Nyong’o says the team behind “Serengeti” (especially executive producers and directors Simon Fuller and John Downer) wanted her to bring her authentic self to the role.
Jul 24, 2019 · “Serengeti” stood out because of its attention to specific animals and their day-to-day lives, which includes fighting within their clans, searching for love and trying to survive when...
May 20, 2020 · For Nyong’o, who narrates the U.S. version of “Serengeti,” it presented her with a new way of looking at an area she knew only a bit better than most. Having grown up in Kenya and gone on...
Jul 3, 2020 · SERENGETI is not your average nature documentary, so naturally a very special voice was needed to tell the story. Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong'o sat down with Discovery (via Zoom) to look back on her experience as the narrator of these truly amazing animal tales.
Jun 18, 2020 · Lupita Nyong’o admits, “It is hard to see nature at work” in the Discovery documentary series “Serengeti,” which she narrated. “It’s hard to be watching something and not be asked...
May 20, 2020 · Narrated by Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o, “Serengeti” sets out to tell a different kind of nature documentary in nearly every way, from the animals at the focus of the series — to...
