Disney+ Announces Earth Day 2022 Plans, including Disneynature's "Polar Bear"

Disney+ has big plans this Earth Day with the launch of a brand-new Disneynature documentary and two National Geographic specials premiering on April 22nd.

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What’s Happening:

During a TCA presentation, Disney+ announced new details for their 2022 Earth Day celebration on April 22nd.
A new Disneynature documentary film, Polar Bear, will make its worldwide debut, narrated by Catherine Keener.
National Geographic will debut a new special from their long-running Explorer series, featuring Free Solo climber Alex Honnold.
Nat Geo also takes viewers back to Apricot Lane Farms with The Biggest Little Farm: The Return, a follow-up to the 2018 documentary.
These three new releases will take viewers to the rainforests of Guyana, farms of California, and icy tundras of the Arctic.
More information about each project can be found below.

Disneynature’s Polar Bear:

Polar Bear 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 narrated by two-time Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener (Capote, Being John Malkovich).
Disneynature Penguins directors Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson direct the film.
Produced by Fothergill, Wilson, Jason Roberts, Keith Scholey, and Roy Conli.

National Geographic’s Explorer: The Last Tepui:

This one-hour special is the newest installment of National Geographic’s long-running Explorer series.
Alex Honnold (Free Solo) and a world-class climbing team led by National Geographic Explorer and climber Mark Synnott are on a mission 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 adventure includes a first-ascent climb up a 1000 foot sheer cliff, trekking miles of treacherous jungle terrain, and searching the cliff wall for undiscovered animal species.

National Geographic’s The Biggest Little Farm: The Return:

Based on the 2018 award-winning feature documentary film, The Biggest Little Farm: The Return reunites viewers with John and Molly Chester, who left their Los Angeles life to grow delicious food in harmony with nature.
The special documents the couple’s 10-year journey to make Apricot Lane Farms a “Real-life Charlotte’s Web,” introducing animals such as Emma the pig and Moe the lamb.
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 this Earth Day.