Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The captive male orca who appeared in hit film Free Willy is getting its own documentary. HBO has greenlit a docuseries about ...

The woman who acted as a stunt double in Free Willy is sharing what it was like working with a killer whale Debi Derryberry recounts in a podcast how she was cast as the stunt double for the the ...

TAKNES BAY, Norway -- Keiko the "Free Willy" whale still doesn't want to be free. It's been about a year since Keiko was freed from his pen -- and swam straight back to human companionship. With the ...

Oregonians may have a special place in their hearts for Keiko, the killer whale that became famous because of the Oregon-filmed movie, “Free Willy,” and who later lived at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A new podcast series is set on one of the most famous orcas in history. Keiko, the killer whale, spent time at the Oregon Coast Aquarium after living in a small tank in Mexico.

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 ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 6 -- Keiko the whale, star of the hit film "Free Willy," is adjusting to life in the wild after years in captivity and now lives with a school of killer whales off Iceland's ...