History Channel releases new series on mankind

This is the team that made 'America the Story of Us' an Emmy winner in 2010 and one of the most-watched specials in the network's history. Filming is under way in locations all over the world, including China, South Africa and Morocco.

It will have the first global series premiere in the history of the network, as well as a worldwide educational initiative.

"Collective story of all of us"

"This series will redefine history for people throughout the world - how it's told, how it's watched, taught and how it is experienced," said Nancy Dubuc, president & GM, History. "We are traveling to many places on earth in order to portray the story of man and the collective story of all of us."

The series uses CGI and dramatic reconstructions of the most critical events in human history. It includes the first tools, the construction of the pyramids, the birth of agriculture and the revolutions in military technology and, through the Vikings landing in America and discovery of new worlds, culminates in the industrial revolution and the making of the modern world.

Through geology, astronomy, meteorology and physics, the series delves into the forces of nature, exploring human's ability to harness these immense natural powers through engineering, science and innovation to assure their survival.

Supporting this project will be an educational initiative and companion programming on History's new spin-off network, H2.