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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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    6.4/10
    3.2K
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    POPULARITY
    4,435
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    • Creator
      • Ford Riley
    • Stars
      • Max Charles
      • Joshua Rush
      • Diamond White
    • 51User 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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    8kervindonngo

    Till The Pridelands End

    Judge the show all you want about this cartoon that was purposely aimed at toddlers. But this is one of the greatest shows that I ever watched ever since my past few years.

    The Lion Guard is one great fun show to ever watched that is literally from a TV channel called Disney Junior. You may think that Disney Junior has only cartoons about the usual cliche learning for babies but this one improved very well. Just like the other cartoon, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic or Bluey the storytelling in the cartoon is absolutely amazing. It even has to return the more returning characters Scar, Vitani, Kovu, Zira and so much more to count on. I also even like some of the new characters in the cartoon too. One example is Jasiri the because, for a female Hyena living only in the Outlands, she is such a happy and sassy-looking character which I am absolutely obsessed with. As for the episodes most of them are just fillers that are not very important parts of the show but as it absolutely progressed the show starts to become more interesting to enjoy because most of the episodes in Season 3 have a lot of callbacks from previous movies.

    But despite all how great the story is. The show has so many plot holes which I don't understand like how Scar gotta his scar, too many musical scenes in each episode, and most importantly the show did not even have a proper fight scene which makes it very anticlimactic even though it's a Disney Junior Show.

    It's not perfect but if you wanted to watch one Disney Junior show enjoy it. Then this show is best suggested to give a chance.
    9robrodecker

    It's fine

    My 4 year old enjoys it. I think some of these reviews forget it's for young children
    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.
    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.
    10reddragonhero17

    Better than the purists say!

    I regard the Lion King as not only my favorite Disney movie, but one of my favorite movies of all time. When I first heard about this show, I was skeptical about the idea of centering on Simba's son Kion. I've seen the first batch of episodes so far and you know what? I love it! Contains all the things that made the movie so successful: memorable characters, zippy music, and a well written story that has some deep themes as well. This one is no exception. It may be a kids show, but there's plenty for adults to enjoy here as well as it contains themes of environmental conservation and racial tolerance (more metaphorical as it was shown in Don Bluth's Land Before Time). The characters are well drawn both in appearance and personality wise as each has his/her own strengths and weaknesses whether in defense or story-wise. I even love the epic intro with a great African Choir singing, plus the way that characters say some Swahili words make this equivalent to what Roger Ebert said about the first movie that it becomes "a learning experience as well as entertainment". Thumbs (and paws) way up!

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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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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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