

Predators often seek out the easiest target they can find, which tends to involve the young or infirm. "We wanted to do a series that dispelled that." "Very often predators get a bad rap," Fothergill said. Related: ESPN's 'O.J.: Made in America' a master class on race, sports and mediaĪt the same time, the project (narrated by 90-year-old naturalist Sir David Attenborough) also evokes sympathy for predators, whose lives hang in the balance if they can't find prey. The filmmakers have clearly sought to bring drama to these episodes, fostering considerable suspense about who escapes, or doesn't. "We know there's part of the audience that will say, 'I don't like watching animals kill each other.' Why lose the audience, when they know once the bear gets the seal, it's going to eat it?"
