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Jane
Grade-schooler Jane Garcia is obsessed with the work of naturalist Jane Goodall. Accompanied by her friend David and a chimpanzee stuffed animal, young Jane uses her bold imagination to travel the world, saving endangered species one episode at a time. AppleTV+
The Crossover
Josh and J.B. Bell are 12-yearold twin basketball prodigies who are just learning that ball isn’t all there is to life. This warmhearted adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s Newbery Award–winning graphic novel is a bit wonky out of the gate, but it mixes elements of other great coming-of-age TV dramas and has time to grow. Disney+
Ada Twist, Scientist Eight-year-old Ada Twist is fearless in seeking truth through science. This animated series’ new fourth season follows brilliant Ada and her friends—Rosie Revere, Engineer, and Iggy Peck, Architect—as they tackle more big questions. Netflix
Frog and Toad
Arnold Lobel’s beloved children’s books about the friendship between adventure-loving Frog and homebodyToad have made the leap to an animated series.The results are delightful. Available April 28. Apple TV+
Peter Pan & Wendy
J.M. Barrie’s classic story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up gets a sweeping live-action adaptation that, of course, can’t top the 1953 animated version. Still, it’s an entertaining take energized by Jude Law’s lively portrayal of Captain Hook. Disney+
Eva the Owlet
This fun and inspiring new animated series for preschoolers follows a passionate, creative, and adorable young owl who never runs out of adventures and regularly writes about them in a diary. AppleTV+