Whale documentary 'Fathom' surfaces on Apple TV+ on June 25

Two scientist embark on a quest to unravel the mystery of why whales sing on new Apple TV+ documentary "Fathom."

The latest Apple TV+ animal documentary is about humpback whale songs and social communication. It joins the increasing number of nature shows already on the platform on June 25.

"Fathom" follows Dr. Ellen Garland and Dr. Michelle Fournet as they embark on parallel research journeys on opposite sides of the globe. They seek to better understand whale culture and communication through the scientific process.

While the story of the scientists focuses on whale songs, the documentary takes a greater look at the scientific method and the universal human need to seek answers about the world around us.

The documentary is produced by Sandbox Films, Impact Partners, Walking upstream Pictures, Back Allie Entertainment and Hidden Candy. Executive producers include Emmy Award winner Andrea Meditch and Greg Boustead of Apple's "Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds."

Apple TV+ is a subscription TV service that costs $4.99 per month. It is also available in every tier of the Apple One bundle.

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8 Comments

Hank2.0 151 comments · 5 Years

About 3 years ago

Personally I don't think whale songs are songs but an extended string of Cetacean obscenities about all the junk that gets tossed into the ocean.

tnet-primary 242 comments · 13 Years

“Whale documentary…surfaces.”

I see what you did there, AI. Well done.

Mike Wuerthele 6901 comments · 8 Years

tnet-primary said:

“Whale documentary…surfaces.”
I see what you did there, AI. Well done.

When you have a submariner on staff, there are many choices.

loopless 343 comments · 16 Years

A worthy documentary , I am sure. Sort of plays to the perceived demographic of the Apple eco system.
But then there can be no suprise to anyone as to the reasons why Disney+ with , say, the "Falcon and the Winter Soldier" is easily beating Apple TV+ in subscriber numbers...

CloudTalkin 916 comments · 5 Years

loopless said:

A worthy documentary , I am sure. Sort of plays to the perceived demographic of the Apple eco system.
But then there can be no suprise to anyone as to the reasons why Disney+ with , say, the "Falcon and the Winter Soldier" is easily beating Apple TV+ in subscriber numbers...

This logic doesn't track. Disney+ has an entire channel devoted to nothing but nature programming: National Geographic.
Apple's subscriber numbers trail Disney+ because D+ has more content. More specifically, D+ has "Tent Pole" content like the MCU and Star Wars Universe. Not to mention their vault of Disney and Pixar properties. Apple has no established franchises to draw viewers. It's all from scratch.

Btw, Disney plays to the exact same perceived demographic... even more so than Apple.