St. Louis Wildlife Rescue Gets Animal Planet/Discovery+ Premiere 8/22

ST. LOUIS - EntSun -- St. Louis, MO (August 11, 2021). He's trained rattlesnakes for "Breaking Bad", wrangled critters for Warner Bros. and a slew of TV shows as well as shared his animal knowledge on numerous podcasts, YouTube videos and radio broadcasts. Now the owner of Wildlife Command Center (WCC), Michael "Bare Hands" Beran is starring in his own show, Bare Hand Rescue, on Animal Planet and Discovery+. The show was created by St. Louis-based boutique production company Michael D. Francis Presents (MDFP) and features Beran working with his area wildlife removal company.

To celebrate the world premiere of "Bare Hand Rescue", St. Louis Public Radio is co-hosting a FREE outdoor sneak preview screening event on August 22 from 6-9pm in the Public Media Commons in Grand Center (3653 Olive St., 63108). In addition to an exclusive first look at the new show, the event will also feature a Q&A session with the cast and creator of the show, food trucks, live exotic animals, and balloon animals for the kids and a community PPE giveaway. Reservations for the free viewing can be made at stlpublicradio.org. Bring your lawn chairs.

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WCC and MDFP encourage those who are not able to make it to the watch party to tune in live, set their DVR or watch online when the program airs for the first time at 9pm CT on Animal Planet and use the hashtag #BareHandsRescue. Local support for this initial episode will be a determining factor in a full season of episodes getting the green light from the studio. Executive Producer Michael D. Francis explains the importance of a season order and how it will help the region. "Long term TV and film production helps the local economy by creating new jobs and supporting a variety of locally owned businesses."

"Bare Hand Rescue" encourages viewers to learn about urban wildlife, understand what is myth and what is fact about many species, and what to do when animals and humans get a little too close for comfort. The pilot episode was filmed over seven days in the Arnold, Kirkwood, and Ballwin areas and focuses on Beran and the WCC team dealing with such native fauna as brown bats, raccoons, Eastern grey squirrels, magpies, beavers, coyotes, rattlesnakes and skunks.

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If you know of any interesting Midwest people, businesses or stories that you think would make great television, please visit the MDFP website at michaeldfrancispresents.com or follow them on Instagram at @MICHAELDFRANCISPRESENTS.

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