Underdogs
Coming to Disney+ 16th June 2025
Lions, tigers, and grizzlies get all the glory, but it takes more than glossy fur and a ton of rippling muscle to make a real hero. This hilarious series tells the story of the heroic underdogs of the natural world - the good, the bad, and the frankly ugly. These are the overlooked superstars in the extraordinary saga of life. Now we reveal their fascinating behavior and extraordinary super skills, too long overshadowed by those shallow A-listers with pushier PR departments. They come in all sizes, shapes, and smells. They're outcasts and troublemakers, brash, unsophisticated, flatulent, incontinent, and often unhinged. But they're also warriors, team players, and evil geniuses. They're out there 24/7 giving it maximum effort, keeping the natural world in working order for all those showboating polar bears, sharks, and gorillas. Underdogs captures their stories with humor, heart, and ingenious storytelling.
“Superzeroes” Premieres 18th June at 9:00PM on Nat Geo Wild; Streams Disney+ 16th June
Ryan Reynolds assembles a team of “Superzeroes,” apparently pathetic animals with unexpectedly awesome superpowers. Forget about the cheetah’s speed, the eagle’s eyesight or the elephant’s brute strength, and say hello to the invisible glass frog, the indestructible honey badger and the pistol shrimp who can fire bubbles that are as hot as the surface of the sun.
“Terrible Parents” Premieres 18th June at 9:45PM on Nat Geo Wild; Streams Disney+ 16th June
Ryan Reynolds reveals some highly questionable parenting strategies from the animal kingdom’s worst parents, the underdogs. From a goose who lays their eggs on the top of a cliff to a koala that feeds its baby poop, it’s uncertain if they are bad parents or just misunderstood. But no matter how bad you think you may be at parenting, you can’t be as bad as these guys.
“Sexy Beasts” Premieres 25th June at 9:00PM on Nat Geo Wild; Streams Disney+ 16th June
Forget the birds and the bees, Ryan reveals the steps to finding “the one,” underdog-style. From the “first attraction” in giant-nosed proboscis monkeys to the importance of wingmen in turkey courtship to foreplay in flying foxes, these guys have re-written the rule book on messy and complicated relationships.
“The Unusual Suspects” Premieres 2nd July at 9:00PM on Nat Geo Wild; Streams Disney+ 16th June
Ryan Reynolds puts the spotlight on the underdogs who get ahead by sneaky tactics. From the master-of-disguise frogfish to a butt-biting jackal and a multi-headed caterpillar playing the decoy, these are the masters of deception and deceit. And bringing all these hustlers together is the greatest con artist of them all – a cunning macaque who feeds on the spoils from unsuspecting tourists.
“Total Grossout” Premieres 9th July at 9:00PM on Nat Geo Wild; Streams Disney+ 16th June
Ryan gives his unique take on the animals who use gross-out tactics to achieve their goals, from defending their home to finding a mate and winning at the game of life. His cast includes manatees that use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave-dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.