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The Lion Guard
GenreAdventure
Children's adventure
Developed byFord Riley
Directed byHowy Parkins
Voices of
Opening theme"Call of the Guard" performed by The Lion Guard Chorus
Ending theme"Here Comes the Lion Guard" performed by Beau Black
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (+ 1 pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerFord Riley
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 22, 2015 (2015-11-22) –
present (present)

The Lion Guard is an American animated television series created by Ford Riley[3] based on Disney's 1994 film The Lion King. The TV series was first broadcast with a television movie, titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar on Disney Channel on November 22, 2015[4] and aired as a TV series starting January 15, 2016 on Disney Junior and Disney Channel.[5] It is the second television series to be based on The Lion King, the first being Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999). The Lion Guard is a sequel to the original film and a midquel to its 1998 sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.[citation needed]

Plot

Kion, prince of The Pride Lands realizes that he is the next leader of The Lion Guard. Tradition says the second born of the reigning king will be the leader of The Lion Guard. Simba asks Kion to assemble the bravest, fastest, strongest, and keenest of sight in The Pride Lands to become members, though fails to mention that only lions can join. When Kion takes his friends Bunga, a honey badger; Fuli, a cheetah; Beshte, a hippopotamus; and Ono, an egret; as the new Lion Guard, Simba assumes Kion is treating his role as a game, and turns down his recruitment. Kion at first regrets being chosen, until the spirit of Mufasa appears to encourage him. During a hyena attack on a gazelle herd, Kion's sister Kiara is stuck in a stampede. The Lion Guard drives off the hyenas and rescues Kiara. Having proven their mettle to Simba, he accepts them as the Lion Guard.

Characters

Main article: List of characters in The Lion King

The Lion Guard

  • Kion (voiced by Max Charles):[1] Simba and Nala's son, Kiara's younger brother, Prince of the Pride Lands, the fiercest member and leader of The Lion Guard.
  • Beshte (voiced by Dusan Brown):[1] Kion's hippopotamus friend and the strongest member of The Lion Guard.

The Lion King alumni

The following characters from The Lion King franchise appear in this TV series:

  • Simba (voiced by Rob Lowe):[1] Nala's mate, Kion and Kiara's father, and King of the Pride Lands.[7]
  • Kiara (voiced by Eden Riegel):[1] Simba and Nala's daughter, Kion's older sister and Princess of the Pride Lands.
  • Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella):[1] Simba's and Timon's warmhearted common warthog friend and foster parent.[6] Pumbaa is Bunga's adoptive uncle. Ernie Sabella reprises his role from the original film and its spin-offs.
  • Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones in "Return of the Roar", Gary Anthony Williams in later episodes):[1] Simba's father and Kion and Kiara's grandfather who was killed in the original film by a wildebeest stampede orchestrated by his brother Scar. Since his death, he lives on as a spirit that gives Kion advice on how to get through any tough plight.
  • Kovu (voiced by Jason Marsden):[5] A lion who is the chosen successor of Scar, Zira's son, Kiara's friend and future mate, Kion's future brother-in-law and younger brother of Nuka and Vitani.
  • Nuka (voiced by Andy Dick):[5] The eldest son of Zira, and older brother of Kovu and Vitani.

Recurring

  • Jasiri (voiced by Maia Mitchell):[5] A friendly female spotted hyena who allies with Kion. Unlike Janja's group, Jasiri respects the Circle of Life and mostly scavenges for food.
  • Pua (voiced by Gerald C. Rivers): The former leader of the local "float"[9] of Nile crocodiles. He was succeeded by Makuu upon being defeated by him where the result of the fight has the loser leaving the crocodile float.
  • Punda Milia (voiced by Kevin Schon): A handsome yet scatterbrained plains zebra who is the leader of a herd of zebras.
  • Hyrax (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker): The southern tree hyrax who repeatedly got herself into unfortunate situations of a minor nature, mandating assistance from the Lion Guard members.
  • Ma Tembo (voiced by Lynette DuPree): An African bush elephant who is Amanifu's daughter's with broken tusk at Amanifu's funeral.
  • Muhanga (voiced by Russi Taylor): An aardvark who asked by Beshte and Bunga to move the Jackal pups.

Antagonists

  • Outlander Hyenas: A group of spotted hyenas that live in the Outlands and don't follow the Circle of Life. They are also said to be descendants of the Hyena Clan that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed were part of in The Lion King.
  • Reirei (voiced by Ana Gasteyer):[5] A clever and scheming black-backed jackal from the Outlands who wreaks havoc in the Pride Lands.
    • Goigoi (voiced by Phil LaMarr): A greedy, habitually lazyn and dimwitted black-backed jackal who is Reirei's husband.
    • Dogo (voiced by Jacob Gunether): A little black-backed jackal pup who is Reirei's son of the Jackal family. Dogo looks up to his mother.

Episodes

Pilot (2015)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
0"The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar"Howy ParkinsFord RileyNovember 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)5.36[10]

Kion, son of Simba and Nala, discovers he has the ability to channel the roars of his ancestors, giving him great power, just like his great uncle Scar, who had the same power before him, but who tragically misused it. At the instructions of Simba and Rafiki, he forms a team called the Lion Guard to stop a group of hyenas. Simba rebukes Kion when he chooses his non-lion friends to populate it. But when they save Kiara from a herd of stampeding gazelle with the flatulence from Kion's honey-badger colleague, they earn his approval.

Songs: "Zuka Zama" sung by Bunga, "Tonight We Strike" sung by Hyenas and "Kion's Lament" sung by Kion

Season 1 (2016)

The first season will consist of 24 episodes.[11]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code [12]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Never Judge a Hyena by Its Spots"Howy ParkinsKevin Hopps, John Loy, Ford RileyJanuary 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)1051.28[13]

When Kion winds up in the Outlands, he meets Jasiri, a friendly hyena who guides him to Flat Ridge Rock to regroup with the rest of his Lion Guard. As Kion and Jasiri travel to Flat Ridge Rock while trying to evade Janja's Clan, the rest of the Lion Guard struggle to find directions to Flat Ridge Rock.

Song: "Sisi Ni Sawa" sung by Kion and Jasiri
2"The Rise of Makuu"Howy ParkinsFord RileyJanuary 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)1031.28[13]

When Makuu wins a duel against Pua and becomes the leader of the crocodile float and invades hippo territory, chaos ensues for the Pride Lands. Kion is torn between fighting and surrendering and struggles to find a middle path to stand his ground to resolve the situation.

Song: "Don't Make a Stink!" sung by Ono, Timon, Pumbaa and Bunga
3"Bunga the Wise"Howy ParkinsJohn LoyJanuary 22, 2016 (2016-01-22)1041.48[14]

Due to a misunderstanding with Rafiki about the wisdom of honey badgers following Bunga averting a flood, the animals of the Pride Lands begin to think that Bunga is the wisest animal there is. But when his advice begins to cause more harm than good, Kion and the others must find some way to stop Bunga before it's too late.

Song: "Bunga the Wise" sung by Timon, Pumbaa and Bunga
4"Can't Wait to Be Queen"Howy ParkinsJack Monaco, John Loy, Ford RileyJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)1061.46[15]

Simba leaves Kiara in charge of the Pride Lands while he goes to say goodbye to an old elephant friend named Amanifu who has just passed away. Upon learning of this from Mzingo, Janja decides to take advantage of Kiara's inexperience and comes up with a plan to take over the Pride Lands.

Song: "Duties of the King" sung by Zazu and Simba
5"Eye of the Beholder"Howy ParkinsJack Monaco, John Loy, Ford RileyFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)1071.42[16]

After Ono temporarily loses his vision in his left eye at the time when the Lion Guard were driving away Janja's Clan following their attempted attack on a wildebeest herd, he questions his value to the Lion Guard. When Mzingo's fellow vulture Mwoga informs Mzingo and Janja of this, Janja plans to take advantage of this. Meanwhile, Rafiki works on his paintings of the Lion Guard.

Song: "Outta the Way" sung by Janja, Cheezi and Chungu
6"The Kupatana Celebration"Howy ParkinsElise Allen, John Loy, Ford RileyFebruary 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)1081.77[17]

During a celebrated holiday in the Pride Lands, Kion and his friends rescue a jackal pup from Janja but soon discover that he is in a family of jackals and the matriarch, Reirei, manages to fool Kion into letting them stay.

Songs: "Jackal Style" sung by Reirei and "Kupatana Community" sung by Twiga
7"Fuli's New Family"Howy ParkinsElise Allen, John Loy, Ford RileyFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)109TBD

The gang feel as though that Fuli has no family and invite her to join their individual activities, oblivious to the fact that she enjoys flying solo. Meanwhile, Bunga lets immunity go to his head after being told that he is immune to Ushari's venom.

Song: 'My Own Way" sung by Fuli
8"Fuli Speeds Ahead"[18]TBATBAFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)TBATBD
Fuli learns about teamwork after a solo mission leaves her at the mercy of Mzingo and his flock.
9"Follow That Hippo!"[18]TBATBAMarch 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)TBATBD
Beshte begins sleepwalking and its up to Bunga to stop him from getting into trouble.
10"The Call of the Drongo"[18]TBATBAMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)TBATBD
Ono is embarrassed when a Drongo bird outstrips him in overseeing danger.
11"The Search for Utamu"[18]TBATBATBDTBATBD
Utamu the Giraffe wanders into the Outlands where his kindness weird out Janja and his clan.

Development

The series was announced by Disney on June 9, 2014 on the run up to the first film's 20th anniversary that month and has been described as "The Lion King meets The Avengers".[19] The series' announcement came after a meeting between Disney Junior general manager Nancy Kanter and Disney chief executive Robert Iger. Iger suggested to Kanter that Disney Junior should consider producing content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Lion King in 2014. Disney had shown early footage to young test audiences, who were able to make suggestions, such as adjusting the look of the hyenas. Disney Consumer Products is to launch a line of toys to tie into the television series, as well at least five book titles based on the series are planned for release in January 2016: Return of the Roar, Can't Wait to be Queen, Bunga the Wise, Follow that Hippo, Unlikely Friends, Meet the New Guard, Kion Roars!, Fuli Finds Her Place, Eye in the Sky, Join the Lion Guard! and Kion's Animal Alphabet.[20] A sneak peek for The Lion Guard was shown at the 2015 D23 Expo.[21] On August 12, 2015, a sneak peek was shown, with new information that the television movie was scheduled to air in November 2015, and was to be titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.[22] On October 9, 2015, it was confirmed that Return of the Roar would premiere on November 22, 2015 on Disney Channel.[4]

Spinoff

A short-form series called It’s UnBungalievable starring Bunga and Ono aired on Disney Junior and Disney Nature on January 9, 2016. The spinoff has Bunga talk about a specific type of animal in the Pride Lands, such as the fastest animals, while Ono makes sure he gets the correct information.[23]

Broadcast

In Canada, Return of the Roar premiered on November 22, 2015 on Disney Channel and the series premiered on January 17, 2016 on Disney Junior.[24][25] The series will premiere on Disney La Chaîne on February 27, 2016 titled as "La garde du roi lion" on the Disney Junior sur la Chaîne Disney block. [26] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Return of the Roar premiered on Disney Junior on February 8, 2016 with the series debuting on April 13.[27][28] In Australia and New Zealand, the pilot debuted on February 6, 2016 and the series will begin airing on February 28 on Disney Junior.[29]

Home media

The television movie of the series titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar will be released on DVD on February 23, 2016. DVD bonus features include a talking backpack clip and a music video of Beau Black performing the theme song "Here Comes the Lion Guard."[30]

Soundtrack

Untitled
The Lion Guard (Music from the TV Series)[31]
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Call of the Guard (The Lion Guard Theme)"The Lion Guard Chorus1:03
2."A Beautiful Day (Ni Siku Nzuri)"Beau Black2:16
3."Zuka Zama"Bunga1:57
4."Tonight We Strike"Janja, Mzingo & Hyenas1:56
5."Kion's Lament"Kion3:24
6."Here Comes the Lion Guard"Beau Black2:28
7."We're the Same (Sisi Ni Sawa)"Kion & Jasiri2:33
8."Outta the Way"Janja, Cheezi & Chungu2:00
9."Duties of the King"Simba & Zazu2:01
10."Bunga the Wise"Timon, Pumbaa & Bunga1:41
11."My Own Way"Fuli2:18
12."Jackal Style"Reirei2:10
13."Panic and Run"Hyenas1:34
14."It Is Time"Beau Black3:01
15."Call of the Guard (Full Version)"The Lion Guard Chorus4:21
Total length:34:43

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