Born Free (TV series)
| Born Free | |
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| Genre | Adventure/drama |
| Written by |
Joy Adamson Carl Foreman |
| Directed by |
Leonard Horn Paul Krasny Russ Mayberry |
| Starring |
Gary Collins Diana Muldaur |
| Narrated by | Diana Muldaur |
| Theme music composer | John Barry |
| Composer(s) |
Dick DeBenedictis Richard Shores |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Gerber |
| Location(s) | East Africa |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
Columbia Pictures Television David Gerber Productions |
| Distributor |
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 9 – December 30, 1974 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Born Free |
| Followed by | Born Free: A New Adventure |
Born Free is an American adventure/drama series based on the 1966 movie of the same name. It aired on the NBC television network from September 9 to December 30, 1974 produced by Columbia Pictures Television and starring and narrated by Diana Muldaur.
Gary Collins stars as George Adamson and Diana Muldaur portrayed Joy Adamson. The couple lived in Kenya with their adopted lioness Elsa, where they protected the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.
The final installment of the franchise was a television movie called Born Free: A New Adventure which was released in 1996, with Linda Purl and Chris Noth. Joy and George Adamson do not appear as the main characters in the story.
Guest stars included Peter Lawford, Barbara Parkins, Alex Cord, Susan Dey. Juliet Mills had a recurring role as Dr. Claire Hanley.
Born Free was scheduled opposite ABC's Top 20 hit The Rookies and CBS's Top 30 hit Gunsmoke. Rating for the series were low and it was canceled in the middle of the 1974-75 television season after thirteen episodes.
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