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ABC Develops “The Naturalist” Series Starring Predator-Hunting Biologist

6/19/2026

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ABC in the United States is developing a series based on The Naturalist.
The series follows a brilliant, socially estranged biologist who hunts predators by applying animal behavior.
Andrew Karlsruher writes the pilot while Danny Cannon, Peter Jaysen and Alan Gasmer serve as executive producers.
The Naturalist (2017) received a 2019 International Thriller Writers Award nomination.

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Story summary

ABC in the United States is developing a series based on The Naturalist.
The series follows a brilliant, socially estranged biologist who hunts predators by applying animal behavior.
Andrew Karlsruher writes the pilot while Danny Cannon, Peter Jaysen and Alan Gasmer serve as executive producers.
The Naturalist (2017) received a 2019 International Thriller Writers Award nomination.