'Nova' Special ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Premieres Nov. 14

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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PBS documentary series Nova premieres the film Thai Cave Rescue Wednesday, Nov. 14, depicting the 12 boys and their soccer coach who were stranded in a Thailand cave in June and July. The boys and their coach entered the cave after soccer practice. Heavy rains flooded the cave and they were trapped inside.

“Follow the harrowing operation and discover the scientific ingenuity that made the rescue possible. Hear how rescuers explored every option, from pumping out water, to drilling a new exit, to ultimately cave-diving with the children through the treacherous, flooded passages,” said Nova.

Tom Stubberfield is the project's writer/producer/director out of Atlantic Productions in the U.K. Chris Schmidt is the executive producer for Nova. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.