Wild Nile: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The river's source can be pinned down to the area of the Ruwenzori mountain range in Uganda. Here, a wonderland with trees ten metres high, and magical and rare birds such as the Scarlet-tufted Sunbird or the shimmering Ruwenzori Turaco await. The Nile passes Lake Victoria and Murchison Fall National Park, where the stars of Africa's animal world – giraffes, elephants and lions – wait to make their appearance. After the Sudd's marshlands, the river slowly but steadily makes its way to its delta in the Mediterranean, through endless deserts and past Egypt's famous pyramids. More than 80 million people are living in the delta area, many of them depending on the regular flooding of the world's longest river. The natural world in the Nile's catchment area is as full of contrast and diverse as the landscapes and nations along its course. This three-part series explores all the different faces of the world's most ultimate river.

Series details

• Title: Wild Nile
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2014-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-09-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic Wild
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3693

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-09; final listed air date 2014-09-23; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wild Nile on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.