Tue, 13 October 2015 at 12:30 am

Disney Channel Dates 'The Lion Guard' Movie Premiering in November

How cool is the official, key art for Disney Junior’s The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar!

The movie follows Kion (voiced by Max Charles), the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, as he assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals tasked with preserving the Pride Lands.

In the television series, coming in 2016, while traditionally the Lion Guard has been comprised of lions known to be the fiercest, bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight in the Pride Lands, Kion breaks tradition by instead calling upon some of his friends — Bunga, a fearless honey badger (Joshua Rush); Fuli, a confident cheetah (Diamond White); Beshte, a happy-go-lucky hippo (Dusan Brown); and Ono, an intellectual egret (Atticus Shaffer) — who he believes best exemplify these heroic qualities.

Throughout the movie and the series, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing young viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape.

Th stories will also include special appearances by Kion’s deceased grandfather Mufasa, Timon the meerkat, Pumbaa the warthog, Rafiki the mandrill, Zazu the hornbill, and Kion’s older sister, Kiara, the future Queen of the Pride Lands.

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar will premiere Sunday, November 22nd on Disney Channel and Disney Channel Canada and will also be available on the WATCH Disney Channel app, WATCH Disney Junior app, Disney Channel On Demand and Disney Junior on Demand the following day, Monday, November 23rd.