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Discovery Channel’s upcoming “Shark Week” will have some extra muscle.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be hosting this year and has the honor of being the very first emcee.
“Our Seven Bucks Productions has partnered with Discovery to bring you a very special (and badass) Shark Week. I filmed exclusively in my home state of Hawaii, these magnificent predators, Aumakua (gods), are deeply revered and respected in our Polynesian culture,” Johnson wrote on Instagram.
Tracy Morgan will also make an appearance, along with the “Jackass” cast.
Discovery, which like CNN is part of Warner Bros. Discovery, is also launching a number of new specials which will be available on the Discovery Channel and on Discovery+.
Here are some of the 34th episodes of Shark Week” which will premiere July 24.
July 15, “Dawn of the Mako Monster”
A 14ft giant mako shark is spotted in the waters off the Azores. Underwater cinematographer Joe Romeiro attempts to capture it on film.
July 23, “Great White Intersection”
Follow the resurgence of great white sharks off the beaches of Cape Cod.
July 24, “Return to Tombstone Hell”
Norfolk Island tiger sharks confront migrating great whites on cow carcasses.
July 24, “Jackass Shark Week 2.0”
Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Jasper, Dark Shark and Zach Holmes return for a second year to help a friend overcome his fear of sharks.
July 25, “Stranger Sharks”
Mark Rober and Noah Schnapp of “Stranger Things” are looking for the strangest sharks in the ocean.
July 25, “Air Jaws: Top Guns”
High-tech cameras are used in hopes of capturing the greatest great white ever seen.
July 25, “Mega Predators of Oz”
In South Australia, a fisherman will help prove that the great white is the ultimate mega predator.
July 26, “Extinct or Living Jaws of Alaska”
International wildlife biologist Forrest Galante travels the world in search of rare wildlife.
July 26, “Impassable Joker Shark Week Spectacular”
The guys try to dispel the myth that sharks are man-eating beasts through extreme challenges.
July 26, “Pigs vs. Sharks”
Bahamian swimming pigs are becoming the favorite food of the local tiger shark.
July 27, “The Island of the Walking Sharks”
Wildlife advocate and biologist Forrest Galante travels to Papua New Guinea to prove that sharks evolve to walk on land.
July 27, “Great White Comeback”
An investigation into why an entire population of great white sharks disappeared overnight in South Africa in 2017.
July 28, “Tracy Morgan Presents: Sharks! with Tracy Morgan”
Tracy Morgan and shark experts talk about the craziest and fiercest sharks in the ocean. F
July 28, “Monster Mako Under the Rig”
A mysterious group of mako sharks from the Gulf of Mexico stand out from other makos.
July 29, “Clash of Killers: Great White vs. Mako”
Great whites and makos are tracked during their annual migration off the coast of New Zealand.
July 29, “Shark Women: Ghosted by Great Whites”
An all-female crew will cage dive, snorkel, use drones and decoys to hunt down missing white sharks.
July 30, “Monsters of the Cape”
Dr. Craig O’Connell and Mark Rackley visit Cape Cod to test shark repellents.