Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2021 will feature more hours of shark programming than ever before, with added Shark Week programming coming to discovery+. But this year, sharks won’t be the only horror making an appearance in the annual shark-themed event. 2021’s lineup includes nods to “Stranger Things” and “Sharknado” and will include a shark movie festival featuring some of horror’s campiest shark flix.
Leading up to Shark Week, Discovery and discovery+ will celebrate sharks all month long with a shark movie festival across both platforms, including the “Sharknado” series, “Mega Shark vs. Octopus,” “Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark,” “2-Head Shark Attack,” “3-Headed Shark Attack” which will all be available July 1 on discovery+. “JAWS” will air July 10 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery.
Then, on July 12, things are getting strange at Discovery when discovery+ premieres “Stranger Sharks” exclusively on discovery+. In it, Noah Schnapp from “Stranger Things” teams up with Mark Rober for the ultimate Shark Week adventure: exploring abandoned undersea ruins and man-made artificial reefs, searching for the strangest sharks in the ocean.
And finally, if you’ve ever wondered if the event’s in SYFY’s “Sharknado” series could ever actually occur, “The Real Sharknado” might hold your answer. Airing Wednesday, July 14 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery, Ian Ziering and Tara Reid pick up their chainsaws once again – this time with the help of Dr. Tristan Guttridge and to see if a real Sharknado could happen.
Shark Week, television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer event, returns for its 33rd year with bigger sharks and record-breaking breaches on Sunday, July 11, and continues through Sunday, July 18. With 45 hours of shark programming, the most hours of programming in Shark Week history, Shark Week 2021 will take viewers to new locations to study and record new shark behaviors that have never been seen on camera before. For a complete look at this year’s Shark Week lineup, check out this Guide to Shark Week 2021 from Discovery.
