Meet 'Lion King's son, Kion 

made us laugh (Nathan Lane voicing an animated meerkat? Genius!) and cry (My sister sobbed while watching Mufasa die in the Spanish-dubbed version of the film. She’s not fluent in Spanish.). If only a younger generation could be exposed to all of the emotions of the animal kingdom…

spin-off TV movie for 2015 and series for 2016 are in production for Disney Junior and Disney Channel. The shows will follow Simba and Nala’s son, Kion.

told from Timon and Pumbaa’s perspective and 

Simba with daughter Kiara in ‘The Lion King 2′ (Disney)

, Kion becomes leader of the group, called Lion Guard, tasked with reserving the Pride Lands. He has a fantastic red hairdo that looks a little like Simba’s did when he aged in a minute during

According to the Disney press release, Kion “challenges tradition by calling upon friends he believes are the best choices (for the Lion Guard) – Bunga, a fearless honey badger; Fuli, a confident cheetah; Beshte, a happy-go-lucky hippo; and Ono, an intellectual egret.”

clan to much to tune in to the spin-off? Disney promises cameos by Mufasa, Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu.

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