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Deadline reports:

Discovery Channel has set September 23 for the premiere of Ellen DeGeneres’ Saving The Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure two-hour special. The documentary will air at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel and, in honor of World Gorilla Day, will be followed with an encore presentation on Sunday, September 24 at 10 PM ET/PT on Animal Planet.

he documentary follows DeGeneres as she fulfills her dream of protecting the legacy of world-renowned primatologist, Dian Fossey, by building the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.

The documentary project began as a birthday gift from DeGeneres’ wife, Portia de Rossi and snowballed into one of the largest architectural and landscaping projects in the history of Rwanda, along with challenges like volcanoes, earthquakes, and a global pandemic.

Rad the full article.

Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Saving The Gorillas’ Documentary Special Gets Premiere Date At Discovery Channel https://t.co/jL3Bhm5fQT

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) September 13, 2023

Ellen DeGeneres Sets ‘Saving the Gorillas’ Special to Stream on Discovery+ and Max https://t.co/twMVT8ztEp

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 13, 2023