For Earth Day 2022, Disney+ is taking viewers on a journey around the world – from the rainforests of Guyana to the farms of California to the icy tundras of the Arctic.
Filmed in some of the world’s most fascinating, biodiverse, and mysterious environments, three new special features will debut on April 22 including POLAR BEAR, EXPLORER: THE LAST TEPUI, and THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: THE RETURN.
Earth Day Premiers
Disneynature’s POLAR BEAR
Disney+ and Disneynature revealed today that two-time Academy Award® nominee Catherine Keeneer (“Capote,” “Being John Malkovich”) is narrating POLAR BEAR. The film tells the story of a new mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.
The film is filmed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson, the directing team behind Disneynature’s “Penguins,” and produced by Fothergill, Wilson, Jason Roberts, Keith Scholey and Roy Conli.
POLAR BEAR launches exclusively on Disney+ on April 22, 2022.
EXPLORER: THE LAST TEPUI
The Disney+ Earth Day special EXPLORER: THE LAST TEPUI, from National Geographic, follows elite climber Alex Honnold (“Free Solo”) and a world-class climbing team led by National Geographic Explorer and climber Mark Synnott on a grueling mission deep in the Amazon jungle as they attempt a first-ascent climb up a 1000 foot sheer cliff. Their goal is to deliver legendary biologist and National Geographic Explorer Bruce Means to the top of a massive “island in the sky” known as a tepui. The team must first trek miles of treacherous jungle terrain to help Dr. Means complete his life’s work, searching the cliff wall for undiscovered animal species.
The one-hour special is the newest installment of National Geographic’s long-running “Explorer” series. This Earth Day, learn why the tepuis – much like the Galapagos – are a treasure trove of biodiversity worth protecting.
EXPLORER: THE LAST TEPUI launches on Disney+ on April 22, 2022.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: THE RETURN
The Disney+ Earth Day special THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: THE RETURN, from National Geographic, is based on the 2018 award-winning feature documentary film that tells the story of John and Molly Chester, who abandon their urban life in Los Angeles to live on a barren farm to grow delicious food in harmony with nature in Ventura County.
The new special follows the farmers’ 10-year tireless journey as they transform the land into a magical working farm and document the whole process in this heartwarming special that is akin to a real-life “Charlotte’s Web.” Apricot Lane Farms is a beautiful, complex world that reflects our planet’s biodiversity, and this special introduces audiences to animals that will quickly burrow into their hearts, like Emma the pig who welcomes her newest litter and an adorable lamb named Moe who befriends the family.
This Earth Day, see how the farmers utilize the interconnectedness of nature to help build soil health, maximize biodiversity, and regeneratively grow the most nutrient-dense food possible.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: THE RETURN launches exclusively on Disney+ on April 22, 2022.
See it for Yourself
POLAR BEAR, EXPLORER: THE LAST TEPUI, and THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: THE RETURN launch exclusively on Disney+ on April 22, 2022.
Disney+, Disneynature, and National Geographic programming can be found in the Earth Month collection on Disney+.
