Orangutan Island (2007 - 2009)

Scripted TV Show
Audience Score
30
Orangutan Island
NR November 2nd, 2007Documentary , Drama2 Seasons, 27 Episodes
Orangutan Island is an American documentary television series, in the style of the successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer. Animal Planet's Martha Ripp is the executive producer of the series, and Lone Drøscher Nielsen of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the founder and manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, regularly appears with the orangutans in the show. The series premiered on Animal Planet on November 2, 2007, with new episodes airing Friday nights. A second season began airing in November 2008. The show focuses on a group of orphaned orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center that are raised to go against their normally independent nature and instead cooperate and live together in a society so they can be left to live wild on their protected island.

All Seasons

Season 2

Season 2

Nov 9, 2008
Season 1

Season 1

Nov 2, 2007

TV Show Details

Air Date:November 2nd, 2007

Last Air Date:March 1st, 2009

Network:Animal Planet
Status:Ended

Genres: Documentary , Drama

Original Language:English
Orangutan Island on the Web:Official Website