Writer: Yerelyn Cortez Hidalgo
On Thursday, October 26th, 2016 National Geographic Channel held their highly anticipated season premiere of MARS in New York City with a star-studded yellow carpet at SVA Theatre followed by an invitation only after-party at Duarte Square.
Premiering on the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Mundo in the U.S. on Monday, Nov. 14 at 9/8c and internationally in 170 countries and 45 languages on Sunday, Nov. 13, MARS — which is set both in the future and in the present day — will redefine television storytelling by combining feature film-quality scripted drama and visual effects with best-in-class documentary sequences to drive forward a cohesive, edge-of-your-seat story of mankind’s thrilling quest to colonize Mars. For more information, visit www.foxflash.com and www.MakeMarsHome.com.
MARS is produced by Imagine Entertainment and RadicalMedia for NGC. For Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Michael Rosenberg are executive producers. For RadicalMedia, Justin Wilkes, Jon Kamen, Dave O’Connor, Jonathan Silberberg are executive producers. For NGC, Robert Palumbo is executive producer; Matt Renner is vice president, production; and Tim Pastore is president, original programming and production.
The cast members whom attended the World Premiere and after-party at Duarte Square included:
Alberto Ammann, (“Narcos”), Anamaria Marinca, (“The Missing”), Ben Cotton, (“The Killing”), Clementine Poidatz, (“Marie Antoinette”), Cosima Shaw, (“Ana Begins”), John Light (“The Lion in Winter”)m JiHAE Singer/composer and multimedia artist, Olivier Martinez, (“Texas Rising”), and Sammi Rotibi, (“Django Unchained”). In addition, both Executive Producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard attended the premiere.
Our Lifestyle Correspondent Jeff Perla had a chance to interview some of cast members, Executive Producers and guests during the National Geographic World Premiere at SVA Theatre. Feel free to see each interview below.
Check out photos of the yellow carpet at SVA Theatre as well as the after-party at Duarte Square.
To learn more about National Geographic MARS please visit natgeotv.com/Mars, MakeMarsHome.com and or use @NatGeoChannel on social media.
About MARS:
Premiering on the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Mundo in the U.S. on Monday, Nov. 14 at 9/8c and internationally in 170 countries and 45 languages on Sunday, Nov. 13, MARS — which is set both in the future and in the present day — will redefine television storytelling by combining feature film-quality scripted drama and visual effects with best-in-class documentary sequences to drive forward a cohesive, edge-of-your-seat story of mankind’s thrilling quest to colonize Mars. For more information, visitwww.foxflash.com and www.MakeMarsHome.com.
MARS is produced by Imagine Entertainment and RadicalMedia for NGC. For Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Michael Rosenberg are executive producers. For RadicalMedia, Justin Wilkes, Jon Kamen, Dave O’Connor, Jonathan Silberberg are executive producers. For NGC, Robert Palumbo is executive producer; Matt Renner is vice president, production; and Tim Pastore is president, original programming and production.
National Geographic Hosted the World Premiere of the Epic New Six-Part Event Series MARS
Photo credit: Nick Ford
Photo and video credit: Nick Ford at the yellow carpet at SVA Theatre
Photo credit at the after-party Rose Billings