The Lion Guard will start as an animated TV movie and bow in fall 2015, with the subsequent series set for an early 2016 debut on Disney Junior and Disney Channel.
The Lion Guard begins as Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a group of the bravest and brightest tasked with preserving the Pride Lands. Instead of assembling a team of young lions to serve with him, Kion challenges tradition by calling upon friends he believes are the best choices -- Bunga, a fearless honey badger; Fuli, a confident cheetah; Beshte, a happy-go-lucky hippo; and Ono, an intellectual egret. Stories will include special appearances by Mufasa, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu and Kion's older sister, Kiara, the future Queen of the Pride Lands.
I think this is a great way to introduce the current generation to some classic Disney from the 90s. Even though it's aimed at little kids, it could still be interesting to see Simba's second-born and what the pride is like nowadays. It looks like there will be a heavy conservation theme as well.
I hope kovu is in there also... The battle at the end of lion king 2(Zera vs. pride rock was all sorts of epic. I would like to see how the other lions who joined pride rock are living also.
It looks like there will be a heavy conservation theme as well.
