There’s a wild new documentary about cocaine-fueled sharks incoming Entertainment
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There’s a wild new documentary about cocaine-fueled sharks incoming

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What happens when sharks mix with cocaine?(Credits: Getty Images)

We’re reaching the peak of summer which can only mean one thing: Shark Week is upon us.

The annual seven-day celebration of all things shark returns to Discovery Channel on July 23 with Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa, taking the reins to bring us endless fun, drama and WTF documentaries’ about the creatures which thanks to a certain 1975 Spielberg horror have become the most feared animal on the planet.

Among the shows coming our way is Cocaine Sharks on July 26, the natural successor to the absurd blockbuster smash Cocaine Bear which was somehow loosely based on a true story.

In what will no doubt be one of the most unmissable events in Shark Week, shark expert Tom ‘The Blowfish’ Hird will be heading to Florida Keys to investigate rumours sharks charged on cocaine have been spreading through the fishing community.

What actually happens when sharks and cocaine mix? Well, that’s what Hird will be looking to uncover.

Elsewhere for Shark Week, we’ll be keeping a close eye on Jaws vs The Meg, exploring a theory the humble great white was responsible for the extinction the megalodon, the shark which grew to around 50 foot.

Shark Week is back (Picture: Getty Images)

Then Shark vs Snake: Battle of The Bites will investigate why so many tiger shark corpses appear to be washing up on the beaches of West Australian with no sign of an attack. Are deadly sea snakes to blame?

Momoa admitted he’s been ‘begging’ to anchor Shark Week for years, taking over from last year’s host Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Jonson.

‘We’ve been trying to do it probably since 2018,’ he said.

Speaking to People, he added: ‘I’m hoping Shark Week goes well, and I can do another one, and then another one, and just pass on more information.’

Other highlights include Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy, which hopes to find the biggest great white shark ever recorded, and Air Jaws: Final Frontier, which looks at the huge ocean predators that soar well above the surface of the water.

Shark Week launches July 23 on the Discovery Channel.

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