Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Real Story Behind Shark Week 2026 | Exclusive Interviews

Hollywood First Look sat down with the team behind Shark Week 2026. Shark Week is an annual, week-long television programming event on the Discovery Channel dedicated to shark-themed documentaries, conservation efforts, and marine exploration. First premiering on July 17, 1988, it is the longest-running cable television programming event in history.

In these exclusive interviews, talent shares (and more):

How they approached this year of programming
Filming on the fly while still crafting a narrative
The findings from their ongoing research

Interviews featured in this video:

Kinga Phillips
Tom "Blowfish" Hird
Kendyl Berna


Shark Week 2026 airs on the Discovery Channel and streams on HBO Max and Discovery+.

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