Descending โ Season 1, Episode 8: The Hunt for the Red Devil
Documentary, Action & Adventure โข 45 min โข 1 season, 13 episodes โข โ 8.7/10
Episode synopsis
Location: CALIFORNIA, USA & LORETO, BAJA Scott and Ellis are in Los Angeles to see if vibrant marine life can exist off the highly developed coast of Southern California. After meeting up with a pair of eco-warriors, the team scours the Sea of Cortez in search of the elusive and fearsome "diablos rojos".
About Descending
Descending is an exciting new weekly TV show now airing on Canadaโs Outdoor Life Network, and featuring some stunning underwater video from around the world. Host Scott Wilson, from Brantford, Ontario, though fairly new to scuba, jumps right in to explore some of this planetโs โmost remote locationsโ in the one-hour weekly show. Noting that so much of planet Earth is underwater and so few people get to see this realm firsthand, he said, โWe knew it was important to shoot spectacular footage.โ Wilsonโs co-host is New Zealand diver Ellis Emmett, author, adventurer and friend. Emmett has penned five adventure books and is the owner of a New Zealand river rafting company. โI want people to be inspired, educated and enlightened, and have a laugh or two along the way,โ he said. This year the hosts explore the underwater world on scuba, wearing full-face masks and dry suits. As post-production work continues on episodes scheduled to air in the coming weeks, theyโre planning a switch to rebreathers, and even the occasional use of mixed gases in season two, officially not a go yet, but theyโre hopeful! With government backing and the support of the Outdoor Life Network, Descending joins a long list of Canadian made underwater TV series that have found strong audience support.