Execs onNBCsThe Americaswere seeking the American version ofDavid Attenborough when bookingTom Hanksfor the upcoming epic wildlife series.
Thats who I wanted, he added atMIPTV.
He had such curiosity and his talent is so immense.
Tom Hanks (left) and David AttenboroughMomodu Mansaray/WireImage / Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images
We wanted Tom, it just felt right.
What we didnt know is whether he would want to do it.
Producer Holly Spearing said the team wanted to get to key habitats and find animals intrinsically linked to them.
The low hanging fruit has been done and the difficult things have been left, he added.
But that was our ambition.
We have been able to deliver things in ways we have never seen before.
The trio were speaking at MIPTV on Tuesday of the market.The Americaswill launch next year.
