Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestThe adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.
Practical Effects
Actual lions! No CGI, just trainers having the scariest job on set.
Production
Shot on location in Kenya—smell the dust, feel the heat.
Acting
Diana Muldaur sells every lion cuddle like her life depends on it.
Creator
Carl Foreman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Joy Adamson wrote the memoir that became a 1966 Oscar-winning film first—this series is basically the prestige TV reboot of a movie based on her actual life with George and Elsa.
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