"The Good Whale" from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

Debi Derryberry recalled what it was like to film the scene in which the orca rescues the film's protagonist, a 12-year-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

Richter played Glen's foster son, Jesse, in the 1993 film Jason James Richter is mourning his on-screen father figure. The actor, who played Jesse in 1993's Free Willy , shared a message on his ...

SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced ...