NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA WITH GRIPPING NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES
HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE AGAINST TIME
LANDMARK NAT GEO DOCUSERIES, DIRECTED BY OSCAR®-NOMINATED TRACI A. CURRY, REVEALS THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF KATRINA SURVIVORS WHO BECAME HEROES
From Ryan Coogler and His Production Company Proximity Media and the Multiple Award-Winning Producers at Lightbox, the Five-Part Series will premiere on National Geographic on Sundays at 21:00, from 27 July 2025
Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history, roared into southeastern Louisiana. It tore through the Gulf Coast with catastrophic power, driving a massive storm surge toward the city and the people of New Orleans. With no rescue in sight, the residents who were left to face the rising floodwaters alone became heroes, fighting to survive against unimaginable odds.
Now, as the world approaches the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, National Geographic will premiere HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE AGAINST TIME, a groundbreaking five-part documentary series that offers an unprecedented, heart-pounding look at the disaster directly from those who lived through it. The series will premiere on two evenings: the first three episodes will air back-to-back on Sunday, 27 July; followed by the fourth and fifth episodes premiering on Sunday, 3 August, on National Geographic (DStv 181 and StarTimes 220) from 21:00 (CAT) on both nights.
View the trailer here:
Oscar®-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy®-winning producer Jonathan Chinn’s production company Lightbox (“The Diamond Heist,” “TINA”, “Whitney,” “LA 92”) and Oscar, Golden Globe® and GRAMMY®-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s production company Proximity Media (“Sinners,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Space Jam: A New Legacy”) joined forces in a powerful collaboration that combines cinematic storytelling with the clear-eyed perspective of two decades of hindsight. HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE AGAINST TIME offers the most intimate and profound exploration into the wide-ranging impacts of the disaster to date. Weaving together critical moments of the crisis and the past events that precipitated it, the series delivers an unparalleled, emotionally raw examination of the storm’s personal, political and societal fallout.
“This is far more than a story about a storm,” said executive producers Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn (Lightbox). “It’s a compelling, essential reexamination of systemic failure and the enduring consequences of decisions made before, during and after the levees broke.”
“This series goes beyond the headlines. It reveals stories of survival, heroism and resilience,” added executive producers Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian (Proximity Media). “It’s a vital historical record and a call to witness, remember and reckon with the truth of Hurricane Katrina’s legacy.”
