The Lion Guard is an American animated television series developed by
Ford Riley and based on Disney's 1994 film The Lion King. The series
was first broadcast with a television film titled The Lion Guard:
Return of the Roar on Disney Channel on November 22, 2015, and began
airing as a TV series on January 15, 2016, on Disney Junior. It is the
second television series to be based on The Lion King, the first being
Timon & Pumbaa. The Lion Guard is a sequel and spin-off to The Lion
King and takes place during the time-gap within the 1998 film The Lion
King II: Simba's Pride, with the third and final season taking place
in parallel with the film's second act, followed by the final two
episodes of the series serving as a continuation to the film.The
second season premiered on July 7, 2017. A third season was
commissioned on March 15, 2017, and premiered on August 3, 2019. The
first eight episodes of season 3 were made available on-demand and the
DisneyNow app on the same day. The series finale aired on November 3,
2019.Prince Kion is the son of King Simba and Queen Nala, the younger
brother of Princess Kiara. As the second-born cub of the royal family,
he is gifted with a power called the Roar of the Elders and becomes
the leader of the Lion Guard, a team who protect the Pride Lands and
defend the Circle of Life. Despite the tradition that the Lion Guard
has always been made of lions, Kion appoints his friends Bunga the
honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, Fuli the cheetah, and Ono the
egret, and together, they set out to keep their homeland safe and
protect it from animals who do not respect the Circle of Life.Starting
in season 2, the Lion Guard's mission becomes harder when Kion’s
great uncle Scar returns as a fiery spirit and plans to destroy the
Pride Lands. Scar forms an army consisted of animals from the
Outlands. This eventually leads to an all-out battle between the
Pridelanders and the Outlanders.
Ford Riley and based on Disney's 1994 film The Lion King. The series
was first broadcast with a television film titled The Lion Guard:
Return of the Roar on Disney Channel on November 22, 2015, and began
airing as a TV series on January 15, 2016, on Disney Junior. It is the
second television series to be based on The Lion King, the first being
Timon & Pumbaa. The Lion Guard is a sequel and spin-off to The Lion
King and takes place during the time-gap within the 1998 film The Lion
King II: Simba's Pride, with the third and final season taking place
in parallel with the film's second act, followed by the final two
episodes of the series serving as a continuation to the film.The
second season premiered on July 7, 2017. A third season was
commissioned on March 15, 2017, and premiered on August 3, 2019. The
first eight episodes of season 3 were made available on-demand and the
DisneyNow app on the same day. The series finale aired on November 3,
2019.Prince Kion is the son of King Simba and Queen Nala, the younger
brother of Princess Kiara. As the second-born cub of the royal family,
he is gifted with a power called the Roar of the Elders and becomes
the leader of the Lion Guard, a team who protect the Pride Lands and
defend the Circle of Life. Despite the tradition that the Lion Guard
has always been made of lions, Kion appoints his friends Bunga the
honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, Fuli the cheetah, and Ono the
egret, and together, they set out to keep their homeland safe and
protect it from animals who do not respect the Circle of Life.Starting
in season 2, the Lion Guard's mission becomes harder when Kion’s
great uncle Scar returns as a fiery spirit and plans to destroy the
Pride Lands. Scar forms an army consisted of animals from the
Outlands. This eventually leads to an all-out battle between the
Pridelanders and the Outlanders.
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