Expert behind new Shark Week doc separates truth from fiction in the movie series and explains why Jaws 2 is more realistic than the original.

Summer TV apex predator Shark Week comes face-to-face with “Jaws” this month – at least the ongoing celebration around the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic.

Now, with Shark Week 2025 kicking off July 20 on Discovery and Max and coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Jaws, Fragola says it's more important than ever to set the record straight.

And my concern is not about Jaws the movie or any other shark movie. It's in people that can't tell reality from fiction. I think we should be more concerned about those folk. Jaws came out in 1975.

Discovery 'Shark Week' has breaching great whites, looks back at 'Jaws' and starts with some dancing NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks.

Caption: A great white shark swims past a shark watching boat off the Massachusetts' coast of Cape Cod on Aug. 17, 2021. While the sharks can sometimes be seen on Canada's East Coast, scientists say B ...

It incorporates new interviews with cast, crew, filmmakers and shark advocates. Touted as the first summer blockbuster, Jaws released in 1975, and spawned three sequels.

Spielberg directed "Jaws" the movie and, with its release in 1975, created the summer blockbuster film. The movie followed local officials and fishermen as they tried to hunt down the giant shark ...