Meryl Streep narrating animated Earth Day special for Apple TV+

The multi-award-winning Meryl Streep will be the narrator for an animated version of "Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth," which airs exclusively on Apple TV+ on April 17. It marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day the following week.

Apple has announced that Oscar, AFI and British Academy (BAFTA) award-winning actor Meryl Streep is to narrate an animated short film for Earth Day. Premiering on Apple TV+ on April 17, "Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth" is a poignant film based on the bestselling book by Oliver Jeffers.

"Here We Are" follows a seven-year-old (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) who, during Earth Day, is taught about the wonders of the world. Ruth Negga and Chris O'Dowd star as voices of the parents in this 36-minute film.

Award-winning writers Philip Hunt and "Ghostwriter" scriptwriter Luke Methany adapted the book for UK-based Studio AKA. Chiefly known for its range of animated commercials, Studio AKA has previously produced series for the BBC's preschool channel CBeebies. It also won a BAFTA award in 2009 for "Lost and Found," another animated short based on the work of Oliver Jeffers.

"Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth" will be released on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 17, 2020, in time for the fiftieth anniversary Earth Day the following Wednesday.

Still from "Here We Are" (source: Apple)

The show follows other animated specials and series on Apple TV+, including "Snoopy in Space," and the forthcoming "Central Park."

Apple has previously marked Earth Day with Apple Watch activity challenges and in its Shot on iPhone campaign.

5 Comments

knowitall 1648 comments · 11 Years

About 4 years ago

Telling its animated. The real world falls short.
Meryl Streep? After “into the woods” no one can seriously consider her?

spice-boy 1450 comments · 8 Years

knowitall said:

Telling its animated. The real world falls short.
Meryl Streep? After “into the woods” no one can seriously consider her?

You either don't like animated movies, the preservation of the only planet which can sustain life, the greatest actress of our generation or women in general. Which one is it?

razorpit 1793 comments · 17 Years

spice-boy said:

knowitall said:

Telling its animated. The real world falls short.
Meryl Streep? After “into the woods” no one can seriously consider her?

You either don't like animated movies, the preservation of the only planet which can sustain life, the greatest actress of our generation or women in general. Which one is it?

I think it’s all 4! Let’s burn him at the stake! 🙄

razorpit said:

spice-boy said:

knowitall said:

Telling its animated. The real world falls short.
Meryl Streep? After “into the woods” no one can seriously consider her?

You either don't like animated movies, the preservation of the only planet which can sustain life, the greatest actress of our generation or women in general. Which one is it?

I think it’s all 4! Let’s burn him at the stake! 🙄

Bit overdone of a response.

StrangeDays 12960 comments · 8 Years

razorpit said:

spice-boy said:

knowitall said:

Telling its animated. The real world falls short.
Meryl Streep? After “into the woods” no one can seriously consider her?

You either don't like animated movies, the preservation of the only planet which can sustain life, the greatest actress of our generation or women in general. Which one is it?

I think it’s all 4! Let’s burn him at the stake! 🙄

You act like it's unusual to see exactly these sentiments by some here on AI. It's not unusual at all, in fact it's become common and expected, which is why the site routinely deletes and shuts down commenting. Nobody likes ugly.