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Netflix Debuts Jane Goodall’s Posthumous Interview, Naming Leaders She’d Send to Space

Recorded in March for release only after her death, the Famous Last Words premiere captures unusually frank views and a closing plea for hope.

Overview

  • Jane Goodall died at 91 of natural causes in California during a U.S. speaking tour, her institute confirmed last week.
  • The Netflix episode serves as the premiere of Famous Last Words, a series hosted by Brad Falchuk that withholds interviews until the subject has died.
  • In the interview, Goodall says she would place Elon Musk, President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Benjamin Netanyahu with his far-right government on a Musk spacecraft bound for another planet.
  • Filmed on an empty soundstage with remotely operated cameras, the 55-minute special pairs candid reflections with biographical discussion of her life and work.
  • Goodall ends with a direct message urging people not to lose hope and to take daily actions to protect the natural world for future generations.