Series synopsis
Orangutan Island is an American documentary drama television series that premiered on Animal Planet on November 2, 2007. It ended on March 1, 2009.
Orangutan Island is an American documentary television series, in the style of the successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer. Animal Planet's Martha Ripp is the executive producer of the series, and Lone Drøscher Nielsen of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the founder and manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Proje ...
Premise
Orangutan Island is an American documentary television series, in the style of the successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer. Animal Planet's Martha Ripp is the executive producer of the series, and Lone Drøscher Nielsen of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the founder and manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, regularly appears with the orangutans in the show. The series premiered on Animal Planet on November 2, 2007, with new episodes airing Friday nights. A second season began airing in November 2008.
The show focuses on a group of orphaned orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center that are raised to go against their normally independent nature and instead cooperate and live together in a society so they can be left to live wild on their protected island.
Premise: A story of hope, survival and freedom
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | November 2, 2007 | February 15, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 14 | November 9, 2008 | March 1, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Beginnings The new orangutans are introduced to their rescue center. |
November 2, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Intruder Hamlet, an older, larger male from a neighboring island, comes to the island and attempts to kidnap Jasmine, although his attempts are foiled by the bandit boys, Saturnus, and Daisy. |
November 9, 2007 |
| 3 |
Lost The wet season arrives and Oyoy and Mogok become independent. Mogok successfully survives 6 days alone, but Oyoy dies when he falls into the growing river. |
November 16, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheating Extinction | November 9, 2008 |
| 2 | An Angel in Paradise | November 16, 2008 |
| 3 | No Borders | November 16, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Animal Planet |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 2, 2007 |
| Last aired | March 1, 2009 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 19:00:00 |