00:00 A Top Gun-inspired TV series is coming to NatGeo.
00:03 A reality series tentatively titled
00:06 "Top Gun The Next Generation"
00:08 will follow a group of U.S. Navy student pilots
00:10 as they train to become fighter pilots
00:12 in the military's advanced flight training program.
00:14 The show from Zink Media Group boasts unprecedented access
00:17 to one of the Navy's most demanding training
00:20 and selection programs.
00:21 The production follows the 2022 film "Top Gun Maverick,"
00:25 as seen here, which grossed $1.5 billion worldwide.
00:29 - Good morning, aviators.
00:31 This is your captain speaking.
00:34 - Then we're off.
00:38 - Here we go.
00:40 - The reality series, inspired by the movie,
00:42 will follow a diverse range of Navy student pilots
00:44 as they embark on some of the most challenging
00:46 flight tests possible.
00:48 The elite nature of the course means
00:49 that only the very best will make it to the top
00:51 to fly the world's most advanced jet,
00:53 the F-35C Lightning II.
00:55 Tom McDonald, the executive vice president
00:57 of global factual and unscripted content at NatGeo said,
01:01 "With so many millions of fans of the film around the world,
01:03 "I was immediately drawn to this series.
01:06 "These elite jet pilots are not only extremely accomplished
01:09 "and impressive, but all have very different
01:11 "stories to tell."
01:12 "Top Gun The Next Generation" is greenlit to series
01:14 with a premiere date to be announced later.
01:16 For more on this story and the latest news,
01:18 go to THR.com.
01:19 This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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