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The Lion Guard

  • TV Series
  • 2015–2019
  • TV-Y
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Max Charles and Joshua Rush in The Lion Guard (2015)
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Kion, the son of Simba, leads his friends known as the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands.Kion, the son of Simba, leads his friends known as the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands.Kion, the son of Simba, leads his friends known as the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands.

  • Creator
    • Ford Riley
  • Stars
    • Max Charles
    • Joshua Rush
    • Diamond White
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,914
    1,135
    • Creator
      • Ford Riley
    • Stars
      • Max Charles
      • Joshua Rush
      • Diamond White
    • 50User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 nominations total

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    Max Charles
    Max Charles
    • Kion
    • 2016–2019
    Joshua Rush
    Joshua Rush
    • Bunga
    • 2016–2019
    Diamond White
    Diamond White
    • Fuli
    • 2016–2019
    Atticus Shaffer
    Atticus Shaffer
    • Ono
    • 2016–2019
    Dusan Brown
    Dusan Brown
    • Beshte
    • 2016–2019
    Jaron Löwenberg
    • Simba
    • 2016–2019
    Kevin Schon
    Kevin Schon
    • Chungu…
    • 2016–2019
    Andrew Kishino
    Andrew Kishino
    • Janja…
    • 2016–2019
    Vargus Mason
    Vargus Mason
    • Cheezi…
    • 2016–2019
    Dee Bradley Baker
    Dee Bradley Baker
    • Additional Voices…
    • 2016–2019
    Landry Bender
    Landry Bender
    • Makini
    • 2017–2019
    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • Simba
    • 2016–2019
    Khary Payton
    Khary Payton
    • Rafiki…
    • 2016–2019
    Phil LaMarr
    Phil LaMarr
    • Goigoi…
    • 2016–2019
    Bryana Salaz
    Bryana Salaz
    • Anga
    • 2019
    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Scar
    • 2017–2019
    Meghan Strange
    • Laini…
    • 2016–2019
    Gary Anthony Williams
    Gary Anthony Williams
    • Mufasa
    • 2016–2019
    • Creator
      • Ford Riley
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    8Keyan-the-Eagle144

    Cute show

    When I heard that Disney was doing another cartoon based on one of their best movies, I was excited. I'd heard a lot about the show, and decided to give it a chance. Even if I don't have cable, I have other ways of watching The Lion Guard. All the members of the Lion Guard are cute, being young and all, and the research for the show was well done. They use a lot of Swahili words in their speech. Perfectly appropriate considering the setting is in East Africa.

    I don't claim The Lion Guard is better than the Lion King. I do claim that it's fun to watch if you wanted another spin-off of the Lion King. For that, it's worth watching the whole first season just to see how it all starts. I'd heard a lot of not-so-good things about Return of the Roar, so I started with the first episode of the show. And I wasn't disappointed. It's a nice little reunion with old friends.
    6zacharychitwood

    Not as disappointing as many others think.

    The show itself doesn´t look terrible but it doesnt look great. It completely changes the characters of Kiara and Simba. But there are a few stand out moments. Such as any of the three episodes with Jasiri (voiced by Maia Mitchell), Jasiri is a friendly, sassy, clever, kind-hearted and overall a very likable character. But overall the show is mediocre because it messes up the first 3 Lion King movies.
    10jdavidgaskin

    The storyline grows brilliantly from season to season

    My young son and I watched this show together every night before I put him to bed. His favorite Disney movie was Lion King and we discovered Lion Gaurd after subscribing to Disney+. There are not a ton of children's shows I can tolerate or even enjoy watching episode after episode in full as an adult. Lion Gaurd is an absolute exception - we enjoy watching each show together in full (only 23 minutes with no commercials on the streaming service).

    There are a lot of good messages and lessons in the program - tactfully well delivered. The voice acting and accent range is wonderful. All in all, a very well done show. I hope a new 4th season comes out soon (we just started over with season 1 again).

    Well done Disney+ for introducing us to this fantastic extension of the Lion King universe.
    patjmurrayus

    It's a kids Show

    David Bythewood, its a kids show, nothing more,nothing less, you are seriously reading way too much into the show. I have a child of my own and he enjoys The Lion Guard and I think, if you have children, they won't be reading too far into it as you are right now. On another note, why does the show have to be based on lions and their actual behavior in society when it's a kids show? Do we need to portray the fact that KION would be eaten because the male pack lion eats their own male cubs! Or the fact that the entire pack is consisted of mating with their own family members. On top of the fact that lions hunt live prey. Why would they show that on a kids show? yes hippos are aggressive in real life but again, as a Kids show, there would be no need to show aggression. Kids don't want to see animals eating each other, animals being aggressive. Kids shows are to teach a lesson, to put them to bed, or to entertain depending on age. Hyenas are depicted as bad because in your so called favorite original lion king, they are bad and work with scar. The show is called lion guard and is based around kion and his friends. There is no need to have a backstory of how female hyenas stay back to raise their young. And as shown in the show not all hyenas are bad since kion made a friend with a female hyena.. by the way poombah is spelt Pumba.... simba obviously said not to have any other species other than lions in the lion guard because it's called the LION guard, but it is in no where racism considering kion create his group with different species of animals.... the music is of course never going to top the lion king but why does it need to? It is geared towards sound and easy words for little kids. It is on Disney JUNIOR.
    6Shopaholic35

    A fun adventure.

    The Lion Guard TV show is definitely more entertaining than the introductory movie. Now that they've introduced the lead characters and explained the backstory they're able to move onto mini fun adventures. Each week you get introduced to a new African species with all their quirks and issues which keeps it fresh.

    I do find it somewhat hard to believe that all the animals are dumber than five young members of the lion guard though. So it's not a super realistic show. I also wish they put a little more thought into the musical numbers. They're pretty obvious and not particularly catchy.

    Overall it's a nice fun show.

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    • Trivia
      This series takes place during the same timeline as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998).
    • Goofs
      In the title sequence for Seasons 1 & 2, Bunga is in front of Kion when using the roar and therefore should be blasted forward. However, he doesn't get blasted forward.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Kion: Til the Pride Lands end...

      Kion, Bunga, Fuli, Ono, Beshte: ...Lion Guard defend!

    • Connections
      Featured in Animation Lookback: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: Part 8 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      The Lion Guard Main Title Theme
      Written by Christopher Willis, Ford Riley, and Sarah Mirza

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    • Release date
      • 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Левина варта
    • Production companies
      • Disney Television Animation
      • Lioness Productions (II)
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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