‘The Lion Guard’ – Starring Simba and Nala’s Cub

The characters of The Lion King are headed for the small screen.

The epic storytelling of Disney’s “The Lion King” continues with “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar”, a primetime television movie event premiering in November on Disney Channel.

A special preview of The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar will be presented at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on August 16. The movie follows Kion, the youngest son of Simba and Nala, as he takes leadership of The Lion Guard, a team of animals tasked with protecting the Pride Lands. The movie, as well as TV episodes that are scheduled to follow, will find the Guard learning to solve problems. James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella will reprise their roles as Mufasa and Pumbaa, respectively, while Rob Lowe will voice Simba and Gabrielle Union will voice Nala. The series will debut on Disney Channel and Disney Junior in early 2016.

Fairly than calling upon the quickest and the fiercest animals, Kion bucks conference and invitations his pals to hitch the guard.

Be still our beating hearts – The Lion King is back. “I think people will be sort of amazed at just how lovely it really looks”, she said.

In a pleasant little bit of company synergy, specialists from Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park served as consultants on the collection and film, which goal to teach younger viewers about African wildlife. Return of the Roar, the movie will lead into a new cartoon series focused on the second-born cub of Simba and Nalaa. Joshua Rush will give voice to Kion’s best friend Bunga, a fearless honey badger.

“The Middle” actor Shaffer will play intellectual egret Ono.

“We’ve gotten very positive responses” via social media, Kanter said. “I’m really confident even the Disney die-hards are going to be fans”.