The Lion Guard is one of the most popular American television series airing on the OTT platforms and some of the American networks. The show has been inspired by one of the greatest movies of all time, ‘The Lion King’, by Disney. Timon & Pumbaa are some of the other movies that have been inspired by ‘The Lion King’.
The story of the series follows Kion, the son of King Simba and Queen Naala who has been gifted with the generational power of “Roar of the Elders” and is eventually appointed as the leader of the Lion Guard, the force that protects the Pride lands from Intruders and enemies of peace. He is joined by his appointed members Bunga the honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, Fuli the cheetah, and Ono the egret.
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Show Details:
| TV Series: | The Lion Guard |
| Genre: | Adventure
Coming-of-age Comedy-drama |
| Created by: | Howy Parkins
Tom Derosier |
| Based on: | ‘The lion King’ by Disney |
| Voices: | Max Charles
Joshua Rush Dusan Brown Diamond White Atticus Shaffer Bryana Salaz |
| Running time: | January 15, 2016 –
November 3, 2019 |
| Producers: | Ford Riley
Howy Parkins |
| Composer: | Christopher Willis
Beau Black |
| Original language: | English |
More about the show:
The show ‘The Lion Guard’ is a popular American television series that belongs to the genre of adventure, coming-of-age, and comedy-drama. It has been developed by Ford Riley and helmed by Howy Parkins and Tom Derosier.
The different characters of the show have been voiced by Max Charles, Joshua Rush, Dusan Brown, Diamond White, Atticus Shaffer, and Bryana Salaz. The opening theme of the show was given by “Call of the Guard” and it was performed by The Lion Guard Chorus.
The ending theme of the show has been given by “Here Comes the Lion Guard” and it has been performed by Beau Black. “The Power of the Roar” is a popular song from the show which was written by Ford Riley and Beau Black and was performed by Michael Luwoye.
Music for the show was composed by Christopher Willis and Beau Black. The show has been shot across The United States of America. It was made in English. The show had 3 seasons and 74 episodes. The executive producers of the show are Ford Riley and Howy Parkins.
Each of its episodes was approximately 22 minutes long. The production company involved in its making was Disney Television Animation and its official distributor was Disney–ABC Domestic Television. The original networks on which the show was released were Disney Channel and Disney Junior. The show premiered on November 22, 2015. Later, it aired from January 15, 2016, to November 3, 2019.
Plot:
The son of King Simba and Queen Nala and the younger brother of princess Kiara, the main character of the series is Prince Kion. Kion is the second-born cub of the Noble family and therefore is granted with the rare power that is known as the Roar of the Elders and due to the existence of that power, Kion is appointed as the leader of The Lion Guard.
The Lion Guard is the team that shoulders the task of protecting the Proud lands and the other circles of life in the jungle. The tradition that has been followed for ages states that the Lion Guard should always be made of Lions but even though Kion breaks the tradition by appointing his friends – The Honey badger Bunga, the hippopotamus Beshte, the cheetah Fuli and One the egret.
The group set out on their journey as the Lion Guard to protect the lands that nurture them and help keep them safe from the animals who disrespect the circle of life. Season 2 of the series takes a ferocious turn when Kion’s perished great-uncle Scar comes back as a scary spirit with a motive of eradicating the Pride Lands. The situations eventually cause an all-out war between the PrideLanders and the Outlanders which is the army led by Scar.
Characters:
- The character of Kion has been voiced by Max Charles.
- The character of Fuli has been voiced by Diamond White.
- The character of Beshte has been voiced by Dusan Brown.
- The character of Anga has been voiced by Bryana Salaz.
- The character of Simba has been voiced by Rob Lowe.
- The character of Nala has been voiced by Gabrielle Union.
- The character of Kiara has been voiced by Eden Riegel.
- The character of Timon has been voiced by Kevin Schon.
- The character of Pumbaa has been voiced by Ernie Sabella.
- The character of Rafiki has been voiced by Khary Payton.
- The character of Zazu has been voiced by Jeff Bennett.
- The character of Mufasa has been voiced by James Earl Jones.
- The character of Zira has been voiced by Nika Futterman.
- The character of Kovu has been voiced by Jason Marsden.
- The character of Nuka has been voiced by Andy Dick.
- The character of Vitani has been voiced by Lacey Chabert.
- The character of Tiifu has been voiced by Sarah Hyland.
- The character of Zuri has been voiced by Madison Pettis.
- The character of Makini has been voiced by Landry Bender.
- The character of Shabaha has been voiced by Fiona Riley.
Episodes:
The show had three seasons. The first season was named Return of the Roar and it had 26 episodes. It aired from January 15, 2016, to April 21, 2017. The second season was named The Rise of Scar and it had 29 episodes. It aired from July 7, 2017, to April 22, 2019. The third season was named Battle for the Pride Lands and it had 19 episodes. It aired from August 3, 2019, to November 3, 2019.
Will there be a season 4?
There have not been many updates about the fourth season of the series Lion Guard. The show hasn’t been canceled by Disney in any way but the animation studio that animated Lion Guard shut down its Lion Guard section due to some unknown reasons. A positive response from Disney has always been referring to Lion Guard’s latest season as season 3 but not the final season which makes it hopeful for the release of another season of the show.