Netflix unveils March of the Jaguars images ahead of October 16 festival premiere

A festival premiere before streaming

Netflix released the first images from March of the Jaguars on October 3, 2026, according to its announcement. The company says Lawrence Wahba’s film will premiere on October 16 at the 50th São Paulo International Film Festival. Created and produced in Brazil, the feature is described by Netflix as its first Latin American nature documentary.

For viewers planning to watch through Netflix, the company places the streaming premiere later in 2026. That release window does not specify a streaming day or country-by-country availability. Netflix also identifies Duo2 and Bonne Pioche as the film’s co-producers, with Wahba directing and sharing screenplay credit with Fernanda Palacow and Rafael Spinola.

A jaguar family tells the story

Netflix says actress Fernanda Torres narrates the documentary in the role of one of its jaguars. The announced story follows a clan of spotted jaguars, placing the animals’ journey at the center of the feature. Torres’s narration is presented as the voice of an animal character within that family.

The character voiced by Torres is Patrícia, the clan’s matriarch, according to Netflix’s synopsis. Through her perspective, the film follows her grandchildren, Marcela and Rio, from their early lives as cubs into adulthood. The synopsis describes the world around them as increasingly dangerous, making their growth and family relationships the focus of the announced narrative.

Filming in Brazil’s Pantanal

According to Netflix’s account of the production, the team filmed in and around Encontro das Águas State Park, in the Pantanal of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state. The announcement reports 46 weeks of fieldwork across 26 expeditions over five years. Wahba describes the story as emerging gradually as the team followed the animals, encompassing danger, tragedy and resilience.