Dark Days In Monkey City

Dark Days in Monkey City is an documentary-style series on Animal Planet that follows a group of Toque Macaques in the country of Sri Lanka. The show follows the format of the popular Animal Planet show Meerkat Manor, which personofies each individual member of the group and follows their lives as unique characters. The show does divert however, in that Dark Days in Monkey City adds special effects and comic-book style animation transitions in order to make the show more visually engaging. This style was chosen by Animal Planet primarily to help with the network's Animal Planet efforts to rebrand itself as an "entertainment" network. The pilot episode, "Temple Troop," follows a group of Toque macaques who live in Fig Tree Vale, a temple area in Sri Lanka. The troop's leader is Lear, the dominant male of the troop for over four years. His title as king was challenged by Hector, a new member of the troop. MORE