“A Real Bug’s Life” - Season 1
Putting microscopic creatures on the big screen, the first season of the National Geographic docuseries, “A Real Bug’s Life,” is now skittering across a screen near you, currently available to stream on Disney+. Narrated by Awkwafina (“The Farewell,” 2019) and directed by Nat Sharman (“Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World”), this five-episode season delves into different bug biomes around the globe, using high-tech cameras to document the previously-unseen lives and intricate behaviors of some truly fascinating insects. From the concrete jungle of New York City, where a male jumping spider is on the hunt for some real estate, to the rainforests of Latin America, where newlyborn orchid bees and leafcutter ants grapple with their massive surroundings, episodes bring viewers on an unforgettable, educational journey that not only brings Disney’s “A Bug’s Life” (1998) to life, but to share how fascinating these not-so-creepy crawlers truly are. With dung beetles, acacia ants, voracious flies, seemingly indestructible cockroaches, hungry ladybugs, and more, this family-friendly docuseries introduces budding entomologists to world that, as Disney says, “can be every bit as fantastical as any animated film,” allowing us to appreciate even the smallest of creatures.