

Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
The special follows award-winning actor Mackie in his hometown of New Orleans, where he grew up boating and angling and still practices the sport to date, a passion he now shares with his four sons. Throughout the documentary, Mackie is on a personal mission to keep the peace between coastal communities and sharks. Diving fin-first, he comes face-to-face with the ocean’s apex predators, swimming with several enormous sandbar and silky sharks and tagging a formidable 7-foot bull shark.
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Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 30, 2024
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
Production Companies
National Geographic
Director
Matthew Kay
Description
The special follows award-winning actor Mackie in his hometown of New Orleans, where he grew up boating and angling and still practices the sport to date, a passion he now shares with his four sons. Throughout the documentary, Mackie is on a personal mission to keep the peace between coastal communities and sharks. Diving fin-first, he comes face-to-face with the ocean’s apex predators, swimming with several enormous sandbar and silky sharks and tagging a formidable 7-foot bull shark.
Cast

Anthony Mackie
Self - Host

Brett Ryan
Self - Charter Fisherman (as Captain Brett Ryan)
Jasmin Graham
Self - Mote Marine Laboratory

Marcus Drymon
Self - Mississippi State University (as Dr. Marcus Drymon)

Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Self - Florida International University

Gardner Goodall
Self - Native Plants Program Senior Coordinator