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 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 series finale aired on November 3, 2019.
| Genre | Adventure, Coming-of-age, Comedy-drama |
| Developed by | Ford Riley |
| Directed by | Howy Parkins, Tom Derosier |
| Voices of | Max Charles, Joshua Rush, Dusan Brown, Diamond White, Atticus Shaffer, Bryana Salaz |
| Opening theme | "Call of the Guard" performed by The Lion Guard Chorus |
| Ending theme | "Here Comes the Lion Guard" (Seasons 1–2) performed by Beau Black, "The Power of the Roar" (Season 3) written by Ford Riley and Beau Black, performed by Michael Luwoye |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Willis (score), Beau Black (songs) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 74 |
| Executive producer(s) | Ford Riley, Howy Parkins |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Disney Television Animation |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Original network | Disney Channel (2015), Disney Junior (2016–2019) |
| First shown in | November 22, 2015 (pilot) |
About The Lion Guard
This show sees Simba's son leading a group of friends as they protect the Pride Lands. The show is a sequel to the Disney film The Lion King.
Achievement of The Lion Guard
McKenna Grace and Kari Wahlgren have both provided guest voices for the show. Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls provided the voice of Muhimu in the UK version of the show.
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Latest information about The Lion Guard updated on July 28 2021.
