Series Cast
Series Produced by
| Paul Taggart | ... | producer / field producer / Producer/Shooter (58 episodes, 2015-2023) |
| Mickey Ramos | ... | producer / field producer (44 episodes, 2020-2023) |
| Brigham Cottam | ... | executive producer / co-executive producer (35 episodes, 2015-2023) |
| Daniel Ryan Espy | ... | field producer / supervising producer / producer (35 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Sarah Rae Paulin | ... | associate story producer / producer / supervising producer (35 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Travis Shakespeare | ... | executive producer (35 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Joseph Litzinger | ... | executive producer (35 episodes, 2020-2023) |
| Eva Morris-Huffman | ... | executive in charge of production (35 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Nick Ronkin | ... | supervising story producer / associate story producer / story producer / additional story producer (29 episodes, 2016-2023) |
| Rob Pollard | ... | supervising producer / producer (28 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Randall Perez | ... | producer (25 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Madeline Schichtel | ... | associate story producer / story producer / additional story producer (24 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Matt Powers | ... | supervising producer (21 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Christopher Burt | ... | associate producer / story producer (18 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Gayle Lynn Fields | ... | line producer (18 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| David Newsom | ... | co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Kevin Tao Mohs | ... | executive producer (17 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Sydney Dufty | ... | segment producer (17 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Josh Cole | ... | executive producer (16 episodes, 2023) |
| Will Lyons | ... | field producer (15 episodes, 2016-2020) |
| Sydney Roberson | ... | associate story producer (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Bill Zimolka | ... | associate story producer (14 episodes, 2022) |
| Victor Quinaz | ... | senior story producer / story producer (11 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Katie McPherson | ... | associate story producer (11 episodes, 2016) |
| Scott A. Sandman | ... | co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Jane Tranter | ... | executive producer / executive producer: Adjacent Productions (9 episodes, 2015) |
| Nicholas Bunker | ... | supervising producer (7 episodes, 2016) |
| Katie McPherson | ... | associate story producer (7 episodes, 2016) |
| Adam Flacks | ... | co-executive producer (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Ciara Lunger | ... | segment producer (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Emmie Potter | ... | associate story producer (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Joseph Frantz | ... | producer (7 episodes, 2022) |
| Jeffrey Collins | ... | story producer (5 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Maggie O. Dolly | ... | Story Producer / story producer (5 episodes, 2020-2021) |
| Adam Brewer | ... | additional story producer / story producer (5 episodes, 2020) |
| Chad Fraser | ... | field producer (4 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Crofton Diack | ... | field producer (4 episodes, 2020) |
| Lauren O'Leary | ... | additional story producer / story producer (4 episodes, 2020) |
| Aurora Lucia-Levey | ... | producer (4 episodes, 2021) |
| Dan Bowen | ... | story producer (4 episodes, 2022) |
| John Lyons Murphy | ... | Story Producer (4 episodes, 2023) |
| Chris Kugelman | ... | co-executive producer (3 episodes, 2015) |
| James E. Wade | ... | story producer (3 episodes, 2021) |
| Sam Baker | ... | story producer (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Zach Ayers | ... | story producer (2 episodes, 2016) |
| Maggie Dolly | ... | story producer (2 episodes, 2020) |
| Jacqueline Sheridan | ... | producer (1 episode, 2021) |
| Stefan Ashe | ... | story producer (1 episode, 2022) |
Series Music by
| Brad Segal | ... | (33 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Stephen Phillips | ... | (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Dan Whittemore | ... | (10 episodes, 2020) |
Series Cinematography by
| Robert Jolley | ... | (26 episodes, 2016-2023) |
| David Lovejoy | ... | (17 episodes, 2020-2021) |
| Michael Cheeseman | ... | (10 episodes, 2020) |
| J.J. Krehbiel | ... | (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Kevin Nowicki | ... | (8 episodes, 2021) |
| Jesse Phinney | ... | (6 episodes, 2015) |
| Blair Madigan | ... | (5 episodes, 2021) |
| Dwayne Fowler | ... | (3 episodes, 2021) |
Series Editing by
| Tanner Roth | ... | (18 episodes, 2021-2022) |
| Erik Christensen | ... | (13 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Jon Oliver | ... | (7 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Travis Henning | ... | (7 episodes, 2020) |
| Peter Ochs | ... | (7 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Christopher Kostrzak | ... | (6 episodes, 2022) |
| Michael DeJohn | ... | (5 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Nathaniel Krause | ... | (5 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Joey Castro | ... | (3 episodes, 2015) |
| Mary Chin Valdez | ... | (3 episodes, 2016) |
| Michael Swingler | ... | (3 episodes, 2020) |
| Alex Durham | ... | (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Kevin Thangchaipinyokul | ... | (2 episodes, 2021) |
| Eric Michael Schrader | ... | (1 episode, 2020) |
| Taylor Marr | ... | (1 episode, 2021) |
| Matt Mercer | ... | (1 episode, 2021) |
Series Casting By
| Katie MacIntosh | ... | (10 episodes, 2015) |
Series Production Management
| Chris Gats | ... | head of post-production / post-production supervisor (35 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Andra Johnson Duke | ... | executive in charge of production (17 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Lindsey Schroeder | ... | unit manager (17 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Debby Reid Vigna | ... | executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Adjacent Productions (17 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Mark Schroeder | ... | post supervisor (16 episodes, 2023) |
| Jessie Carranza | ... | production supervisor (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Sophie Wood | ... | assistant production manager / production manager (14 episodes, 2022) |
| Jaime Brothers | ... | production manager (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Kellianne Wilder | ... | executive in charge of production (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Gregory Clewlow | ... | production manager (8 episodes, 2015) |
| Sarah Smart | ... | production manager (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Vannessa Perez | ... | production manager (3 episodes, 2022) |
| Greg Clewlow | ... | production manager (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Rachel Hohenfeld | ... | unit manager (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Gayle Lynn Fields | ... | unit manager (1 episode, 2016) |
| Ariel Ngov | ... | assistant accountant (1 episode, 2016) |
Series Sound Department
| Drew Guy | ... | dialogue editor (14 episodes, 2022) |
| Ryan Coursey | ... | sound recordist (11 episodes, 2016) |
| Michael LaFerla | ... | dialogue editor (11 episodes, 2021) |
| Tony Crowe | ... | re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2015) |
| Chris Kahwaty | ... | supervising sound editor (10 episodes, 2015) |
| Mark Patrick Rodriguez | ... | dialogue editor (9 episodes, 2020) |
| Tristan Warren | ... | re-recording mixer (9 episodes, 2021) |
| Elliot Thompson | ... | dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2015) |
| Phil Vo | ... | dialogue editor (1 episode, 2022) |
| Asiamarie Domingo | ... | Audio Description Recordist (uncredited) (1 episode, 2023) |
Series Visual Effects by
| Michael Mintz | ... | colourist (9 episodes, 2021) |
Series Camera and Electrical Department
| Wayne Moss | ... | assistant camera (30 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Lukas Taylor | ... | assistant camera / d i t: Digital Imaging Technician / assistant camera: Digital Imaging Technician (27 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| J.J. Krehbiel | ... | additional camera operator / camera operator / additional camera / assistant camera (21 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Corey Cooper | ... | assistant camera / camera operator / assistant camera/dit / additional camera operator (20 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Robert Jolley | ... | camera operator (20 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Ross Radcliffe | ... | Director of Photography (16 episodes, 2023) |
| Matt Parkinson | ... | camera operator (13 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Nick Morrison | ... | drone camera pilot: aerial footage (10 episodes, 2016) |
| Rocco Colonna | ... | assistant camera / assistant camera/dit / additional camera operator (9 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| David Clawson | ... | camera operator (7 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Kevin Nowicki | ... | camera operator (7 episodes, 2020) |
| Jesse Phinney | ... | camera operator (6 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Rick Rojas | ... | camera operator (6 episodes, 2016) |
| Jason Hubbell | ... | camera operator (5 episodes, 2016) |
| Cory Hensley | ... | assistant camera (5 episodes, 2020) |
| Pedro Delbrey | ... | assistant camera / digital imaging technician (5 episodes, 2021) |
| Isaac Fisher | ... | assistant camera / digital imaging technician (5 episodes, 2021) |
| Justin Fisher | ... | assistant camera (5 episodes, 2021) |
| Gregory Schmittel | ... | assistant camera / dit (4 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Dwayne Fowler | ... | camera operator (4 episodes, 2020) |
| Jake Hachey | ... | assistant camera / digital imaging technician (4 episodes, 2021) |
| Leif Johnson | ... | camera operator (3 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Ryan McPherson | ... | camera operator (3 episodes, 2016) |
| Mario Tadinac | ... | assistant camera (3 episodes, 2021) |
| Scott Gardner | ... | camera operator (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Trent Ellis | ... | underwater director of photographpy (2 episodes, 2022) |
| Kelly Nolan Robertson | ... | underwater assistant camera (2 episodes, 2022) |
| Rory Blackmon | ... | assistant camera / digital imaging technician (1 episode, 2021) |
Series Casting Department
| Ally Siegel | ... | casting producer (31 episodes, 2015-2020) |
Series Editorial Department
| Brady Betzel | ... | on-line editor (73 episodes, 2015-2023) |
| Michael Mintz | ... | colorist / final colorist (28 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Tony Laudati | ... | assistant editor (28 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Matt Thompson | ... | assistant editor (28 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Adam St. Clair | ... | on-line editor / online editor (25 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Joe Kozlowski | ... | post coordinator / post-production coordinator (23 episodes, 2016-2023) |
| Erik Christensen | ... | supervising editor (20 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Mary Chin Valdez | ... | editor / additional editor / additional editing / editor/lead assistant editor / lead assistant editor (14 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Troy Smith | ... | colorist (14 episodes, 2022) |
| Spencer Smith | ... | assistant editor (11 episodes, 2016) |
| Dan Doberne | ... | assistant editor (10 episodes, 2015) |
| Mel Martinez | ... | post-production coordinator (10 episodes, 2020) |
| David McErlain | ... | lead assistant editor / assistant editor (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Matt Mercer | ... | supervising editor (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Sam Zarrin | ... | assistant editor (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Adair Cole | ... | assistant editor / editor (8 episodes, 2016) |
| Christopher Courtner | ... | lead assistant editor / editor (8 episodes, 2016) |
| Tony Crowe | ... | re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2016) |
| Travis Henning | ... | additional editor / editor (8 episodes, 2020) |
| Kevin Thangchaipinyokul | ... | additional editor / editor (8 episodes, 2020) |
| Jon Oliver | ... | editor (6 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Cristan Alley | ... | logger (5 episodes, 2015) |
| Nathaniel Krause | ... | editor (5 episodes, 2015) |
| Michael DeJohn | ... | editor (3 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Joey Castro | ... | editor (3 episodes, 2015) |
| Alex Durham | ... | supervising editor (3 episodes, 2015) |
| Bridget Lindem | ... | post-production coordinator / post coordinator (3 episodes, 2015) |
| Steven Centracchio | ... | additional editor / editor (2 episodes, 2020) |
| Michael Swingler | ... | additional editor (2 episodes, 2020) |
| Christan Alley | ... | logger (1 episode, 2015) |
| Nick Ronkin | ... | logger (1 episode, 2015) |
| Matt Rittorno | ... | lead assistant editor (1 episode, 2020) |
| Eric Michael Schrader | ... | additional editor (1 episode, 2020) |
Series Music Department
| Brad Segal | ... | music / music supplier / music provider (75 episodes, 2015-2023) |
| Jeremy P. Smith | ... | additional music (57 episodes, 2015-2022) |
| Dan Whittemore | ... | music (54 episodes, 2020-2023) |
| Stephen Phillips | ... | music (24 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Alex Shaw | ... | music and effects editor (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Joshua Myers | ... | composer: additional music (5 episodes, 2016-2020) |
| Alexander Stix-Brunell | ... | additional music (1 episode, 2020) |
Series Transportation Department
| Michael 'Jiggy' Nichols | ... | field boat driver / boat driver (35 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Gregg Dockweiler | ... | field boat driver (20 episodes, 2015-2020) |
Series Additional Crew
| Scott Sargent | ... | production accountant / production assistant (57 episodes, 2015-2023) |
| Eve Frederick | ... | executive in charge of production: Adjacent Productions (40 episodes, 2020-2023) |
| Alan Eyres | ... | senior vice president: development: National Geographic / senior vice president: production: National Geographic / senior vice president: programming & development: National Geographic (39 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Kevin Tao Mohs | ... | vice president: production: National Geographic / executive producer: National Geographic (39 episodes, 2021-2023) |
| Olivia Vigna | ... | assistant accountant (36 episodes, 2020-2023) |
| Ben Houdek | ... | safety manager (32 episodes, 2015-2021) |
| Terri Metcalf | ... | field production assistant / caterer (25 episodes, 2016-2021) |
| Dominique Andrews | ... | director: production management: National Geographic (25 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Heather Danskin | ... | production manager: National Geographic Channels (25 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Tiffany Leclere | ... | business affairs: National Geographic (25 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Michelle Upton | ... | senior vice president: production management: National Geographic (25 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Krystal Whitney | ... | vp: current programming: BBC Studios (20 episodes, 2022-2023) |
| Julie Mack | ... | production coordinator / field coordinator / production coordinater (18 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| George Rice | ... | field production assistant (18 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Madelyn Copeland | ... | s&p/research / researcher (17 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Joe Kozlowski | ... | assistant production office coordinator / post coordinator (16 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Hyunjin Park | ... | production coordinator (16 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Lloyd Rice | ... | field production assistant (16 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Debbie Axel | ... | production legal (16 episodes, 2023) |
| Nika Hooshiar | ... | production legal (16 episodes, 2023) |
| Beth Lemberger | ... | business affairs: BBC Studios / legal affairs: BBC Studios (16 episodes, 2023) |
| Ariel Ngov | ... | assistant accountant (14 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Rachell Cain | ... | senior unit manager: National Geographic (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Kelly Chartrand | ... | production coordinator: National Geographic (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Geoff Daniels | ... | executive vice president: global unscripted entertainment: National Geographic (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Lisa Ehn | ... | production coordinator (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Drew Jones | ... | supervising producer: National Geographic (14 episodes, 2021) |
| Jonathan Avila | ... | production assistant (13 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Nathaniel Stephens | ... | safety manager (12 episodes, 2016-2021) |
| Adam Brewer | ... | logger (10 episodes, 2015) |
| Arianna Bellizzi | ... | assistant production coordinator (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Chris Calabrese | ... | logger (10 episodes, 2020) |
| David Sternau | ... | logger (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Dakota Vinson | ... | production assistant (10 episodes, 2020) |
| Christopher Burt | ... | associate producer (9 episodes, 2015) |
| Bridget Lindem | ... | post coordinator (9 episodes, 2015) |
| Maria Rivas | ... | s&p/research (9 episodes, 2015) |
| Alexandra Ferguson | ... | production assistant (8 episodes, 2016) |
| Isaac J. Choice | ... | assistant accountant (7 episodes, 2015) |
| Cori Williams | ... | production coordinator (7 episodes, 2020) |
| Jennifer Ambrose | ... | director: business affairs / director: legal affairs (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Alex Apostoleris | ... | manager: business & legal affairs (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Gene Bernaldo | ... | production assistant (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Jonathan Dithrich | ... | production assistant (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Javier Figueroa | ... | svp: business affairs / svp: legal affairs (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Adam Hill | ... | production assistant (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Jamie Lyons | ... | safety manager (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Mel Martinez | ... | post coordinator (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Stephanie Stoltzfus | ... | line producer: National Geographic (7 episodes, 2021) |
| S. Denise Wax | ... | payroll accountant (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Bethany Wurl | ... | post coordinator (7 episodes, 2021) |
| Jeffrey Johnson | ... | narrator (6 episodes, 2016) |
| Austin Cherry | ... | production assistant (5 episodes, 2015) |
| Tim Pastore | ... | president: original programming & production / president: original programming and production / president original programming and production (5 episodes, 2016) |
| Debby Reid Vigna | ... | executive in charge of production: Adjacent Productions (5 episodes, 2021) |
| Leslie Wahrenbrock | ... | payroll accountant (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Jeremy Johansen | ... | field production assistant (4 episodes, 2015) |
| Jon Theurer | ... | field production assistant (4 episodes, 2015) |
| Stephanie Castellone | ... | production coordinator (4 episodes, 2021) |
| Tayloe | ... | safety manager (3 episodes, 2015) |
| Don Wray | ... | safety manager (3 episodes, 2015) |
| Anastasia Moore | ... | production assistant (3 episodes, 2016) |
| Llyod Rice | ... | field production assistant (2 episodes, 2016) |
| Alyssa Hanna Falarski | ... | production coordinator (1 episode, 2015) |
| Jonathan Paltin | ... | logistics consultant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Judah Theurer | ... | field production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Lindsey Schroeder | ... | production coordinator (1 episode, 2016) |
Series Thanks
| Kelly Carlson | ... | special thanks (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Amanda Makar | ... | special thanks (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Terri Metcalf | ... | special thanks (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Heidi Rice | ... | special thanks (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Stuart Andrews | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2015) |
| Mary Miller | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2015) |
