The Lion King (franchise) flinging him into the stampede below and killing him. Scar then tricks Simba into thinking that he is responsible for his father's death and tells him to run away, only to later order the hyenas to kill Simba, but they fail. Scar informs the pride that both Mufasa and Simba were killed and that he is assuming the throne as the next in line. Simba is later found unconscious by Timon and Pumbaa, who adopt and raise him. It is not until Simba is a young adult lion that he meets Nala again, and the two lions fall in love.
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