New docuseries “Top Gun: The Next Generation” is coming to National Geographic. National Geographic and Rex, a Zinc Media Group label, announced the documentary in a press release yesterday. Top Gun: The Next Generation gives unprecedented access to one of the U.S. Navy's most demanding training and selection programs. The show follows world-class U.S. Navy student pilots as they work to join the Navy's most elite strike fighter pilots. The series is inspired by the 1986 film Top Gun and its sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. No word on a premiere date.