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A Journey in the Wild American West
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How A Journey in the Wild American West actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
A Journey in the Wild American West reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
From the Californian desert to the rainforests of Alaska, naturalist and writer Louis-Marie Blanchard sets out on a 5,000-kilometre journey in the footsteps of ecological pioneer John Muir. Through the emblematic landscapes that Muir helped to save, he sets out to meet the men and women who keep alive his fight to preserve the wilderness. A journey of initiation, poetry and commitment, driven by a deep and intimate admiration for the man who changed his life.
Behind the series
Created by
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The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Alexandre SoullierExecutive Producer
Writing
- Louis-Marie BlanchardWriter
- Christophe RaylatWriter
Direction
- Christophe RaylatDirector
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