In April 2022, Disney+ is adding a musical comedy movie, a series of shorts starring a persevering squirrel, a documentary about a polar bear, Disney+ Earth Day specials, and more episodes of Marvel’s latest TV show. The coronavirus pandemic hasn't ended, but the world is slowly adapting to new normalcy, and when it comes to entertainment, cinemas are open and working again, but streaming services haven’t lost any force. To keep its audience entertained, Disney+ adds new content every month, from original content to movies and TV shows from its different branches, such as Marvel, Fox, and National Geographic.
March saw the arrival of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Pixar’s Turning Red (along with the behind the scenes special Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red), a new version of the comedy movie Cheaper By The Dozen, the fantasy series Parallels, and the first episode of Marvel’s Moon Knight, along with the arrival of all Marvel shows that used to be housed at Netflix. March will see the addition of Herbie: Fully Loaded and Chasing Mavericks, so all eyes will be on the original content arriving these weeks, and there’s a bit of everything for all viewers.
Disney+ will welcome in April 2022 a musical comedy movie, a series of shorts starring the famous squirrel from Ice Age, a bunch of documentaries in celebration of Earth Day, and more episodes of Moon Knight and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. Here’s everything new to Disney+ in April 2022.
April 1
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Better Nate Than Ever – Premiere
- Thirteen-year-old Nate has big Broadway dreams, but when he isn't cast in the school play, he and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple, where he's unexpectedly reunited with his long-lost Aunt Heidi. Together, they must prove that life's greatest adventures are only as big as your dreams.
April 6
Moon Knight – Episode 2
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – Episode 8 "Home School"
April 8
Chasing Mavericks
April 13
Scrat Tales – Season 1 Premiere (All Episodes Streaming)
- Ice Age Scrat Tales is a series of six all-new animated shorts starring Scrat, the hapless saber-toothed squirrel of the Ice Age adventures, who experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood, as he and the adorable, mischievous Baby Scrat, alternately bond with each other and battle for ownership of the highly treasured Acorn.
Moon Knight – Episode 3
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – Episode 9 "Raging Bully"
April 20
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – Season 1 Finale "Old Towne Road"
Moon Knight – Episode 4
April 22
Polar Bear – Premiere
- Narrated by two-time Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener, Disneynature's 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.
Bear Witness – Premiere
- Bear Witness journeys alongside the filmmakers behind Disneynature's Polar Bear as they face profound challenges 300 miles from the North Pole. The team, who created a revolutionary arctic camp on-site, navigated virtually impassible snowdrifts and tenuous sea ice, garnering unprecedented footage revealing adaptive behaviors that surprised even this veteran team of filmmakers.
Explorer: The Last Tepui – Premiere
- 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.
The Biggest Little Farm: The Return – Premiere
- 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 Georgie the gopher-eating egret, Emma the pig who welcomes her newest litter, and an adorable lamb named Moe who believes he's a dog. 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.
April 27
Sketchbook – Season 1 Premiere (All Episodes Streaming)
- An intimate instructional documentary series, Sketchbook takes us onto the desks and into the lives of talented artists and animators. Each episode focuses on a single artist teaching us how to draw a single iconic character from a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. As we learn the steps to drawing these characters, we also discover that the artists themselves each have a unique story to tell about how they made their way to Disney and their chosen characters. From the creators of Chef's Table, this exclusive experience will give viewers of all ages a new understanding of how these beloved characters come to life on screen while introducing them to a new cast of real-life characters along the way.
Moon Knight - Episode 5