Sharkfest 2024

Anthony Mackie, a passionate angler and proud New Orleans native, is on a personal mission to uncover the truth behind stories of sharks stealing from fishermen as they move closer to our cities. With tensions escalating in the Gulf of Mexico, Anthony gets hands-on with the ocean’s greatest predators and the latest shark science to find solutions on how we can live alongside one another.

Ultra-athlete and world record holder Ross Edgley takes on the ocean’s ultimate athletes including the mako, tiger, hammerhead and great white shark. After an inspirational encounter with a shark on his swim around Great Britain. Ross tests his body in four challenges to see who can eat more, turn on a dime, leap higher out of the water, and swim the faster to see just how shark-like he can become.

Shark biologists have discovered the nursery of the Atlantic great white, and it’s right off New York City! Now, they’re about to deploy a state-of-the-art camera tag to reveal the secret life of the baby great white for the first time and to study how climate change may be impacting the future of this shark population.

Grab your life vests and hold on to your feeds! Comedians Helen Hong, Keon Polee, and the Sklar Brothers deep dive into the Internet’s wildest shark videos – from lightning-fast shark attacks to shark living on a golf course - while a panel of experts explore the stunning science behind social media’s most influential fish.

Has a small island in the middle of the South Pacific become a drive-thru burger joint for the world’s largest tiger sharks? Luring the giants to their boat, shark biologists Lauren Meyers, Charlie Huveneers and Adam Barnette investigate and are surprised to discover that beef is not the only unusual item on the menu.

Three people are killed in the waters around resorts in the Red Sea in less than a year. The gruesome attacks are captured by multiple witnesses and the videos quickly go viral—sparking confusion and hysteria. Is this attack part of a growing trend becoming more common worldwide? A team of scientists launches a global pursuit to answer that question – and to find ways to prevent future attacks.