The Lion King the hyenas drive a large herd of wildebeest into a stampede that will trample him. He informs Mufasa of Simba's peril, knowing the king will rush to save his son. Mufasa saves Simba but ends up hanging perilously from the gorge's edge. Scar refuses to help Mufasa, instead sending him falling to his death. He then convinces Simba that the tragedy was Simba's own fault and advises him to leave the kingdom. He orders the hyenas to kill the cub, but Simba escapes. Scar tells the pride that both Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede and steps forward
The Lion King (franchise) for a limited time, as part of the new Disney Junior TV channel. On June 9, 2014, it was announced that a second TV show called "The Lion Guard" would premiere on Disney Junior and Disney Channel. First as a television movie called "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" which debuted November 22, 2015, followed by a series which began airing January 15, 2016. The series was developed by Ford Riley, who also serves as writer and executive producer. It centers around Simba and Nala's second-born cub Kion, who becomes leader of the Lion Guard, a team that protects