Most people who grew up in the 1990s remember Free Willy, the feel-good movie that convinced millions that a whale could gain freedom from captivity if only given the chance. For a generation, it ...

HBO has greenlit a docuseries about Keiko, the whale from the 1993 film, from All3Media’s Raw Television, which is behind ...

"The Good Whale" from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

The new six-episode podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale PEOPLE has an exclusive first listen of the trailer for ...

After helping Free Willy taste freedom, Dave Phillips is working to give two other orcas a life outside captivity, Phillips, a director of the International Marine Mammal Project at Earth Island ...

We want to hear your stories of the beloved celebrity orca, whose real-life return to the ocean is explored in our new podcast. By The Serial Team In the summer of 1993, the movie “Free Willy” — about ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals can be returned to the wild. Keiko, ...

A whale known to many in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will get the star treatment in a new podcast this month. Serial Productions and the New York Times will release “The Good Whale,” a six-part ...

OSLO, Norway -- Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the "Free Willy" movies, has died in Norwegian coastal waters where he remained after millions of dollars and a decade of work failed to coax him ...

Warner Bros Discovery-owned HBO has ordered a multi-part docuseries about killer whale Keiko, who appeared in the 1993 feature film Free Willy. Produced by HBO Documentary Films and All3Media-backed ...

Researchers find that the star of 'Free Willy' should not have been released. April 28, 2009— -- Willy was never really free. The killer whale star of the Hollywood movie Free Willy had to be ...

Planet Hollywood props resurface with “Free Willy” orca leading the wave. This orca core is a rare behind-the-scenes piece from Free Willy, created by effects supervisor Walt Conti and his team.” — ...