The Lion King (franchise)

The Lion King
The Lion King
Created by	Irene Mecchi; Jonathan Roberts; Linda Woolverton;
Original work	The Lion King (1994)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1994–present
Based on	Works of William Shakespeare
Print publications
Book(s)	The Lion King: Six New Adventures
Novel(s)	adaptation
Films and television
Film(s)	The Lion King (1994); The Lion King (2019); Mufasa: The Lion King (2024);
Short film(s)	Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995); Wild About Safety (2008–2013); It's UnBungalievable (2016);
Animated series	The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999); The Lion Guard (2016–2019);
Television film(s)	The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
Direct-to-video	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998); The Lion King 1½ (2004)**;
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	The Legend of the Lion King (1994)
Musical(s)	The Lion King (1997); Festival of the Lion King (1998);
Games
Video game(s)	The Lion King (1994); Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King (1994); Disney's The Lion King Activity Center (1995); Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1995); The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000); The Lion King 1½ (2003);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994); The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997); The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2019);
Original music	Rhythm of the Pride Lands (1995); The Lion King: The Gift (2019);
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)	Disney Tsum Tsum*
Theme park attraction(s)	The Legend of The Lion King (1994–2002, 2004–2009); The Lion King Celebration (1994–1997); Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995–2018); Festival of the Lion King (1998–present);
	* Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover, or has characters based on those from this franchise. ** The Lion King 1½ was also released theatrically in some countries and selected American cities.

The Lion King is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional media. The success of animated original 1994 American feature film, The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, led to a direct-to-video sequel and prequel, a live-action remake in 2019, a television film sequel, two spin-off television series, three educational shorts, several video games, merchandise, and the third-longest-running musical in Broadway history, which garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical.^[1] The franchise is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise as a whole has EGOT-ed, meaning it has won the four biggest awards of American show business.

The franchise mainly revolves about a pride of lions who oversee a large swath of African savanna as their "kingdom" known as the Pride Lands, with their leader Simba watching over it as "king". The first three animated feature films are widely known for being influenced by the works of William Shakespeare,^[2]^[3] as well as other works based on his material.

^ Henry, Sally. "THE LION KING Becomes 3rd-Longest Running Broadway Show of All Time; Passes CATS". Archived from the original on November 2, 2015.
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The Lion King

Created by	Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts Linda Woolverton
Original work	The Lion King (1994)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1994–present
Based on	Works of William Shakespeare
Print publications
Book(s)	The Lion King: Six New Adventures
Novel(s)	adaptation
Films and television
Film(s)	The Lion King (1994) The Lion King (2019) Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Short film(s)	Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995) Wild About Safety (2008–2013) It's UnBungalievable (2016)
Animated series	The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) The Lion Guard (2016–2019)
Television film(s)	The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
Direct-to-video	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) The Lion King 1½ (2004)^**
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	The Legend of the Lion King (1994)
Musical(s)	The Lion King (1997) Festival of the Lion King (1998)
Games
Video game(s)	The Lion King (1994) Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King (1994) Disney's The Lion King Activity Center (1995) Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1995) The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000) The Lion King 1½ (2003)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994) The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997) The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2019)
Original music	Rhythm of the Pride Lands (1995) The Lion King: The Gift (2019)
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)	Disney Tsum Tsum^*
Theme park attraction(s)	The Legend of The Lion King (1994–2002, 2004–2009) The Lion King Celebration (1994–1997) Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995–2018) Festival of the Lion King (1998–present)
^* Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover, or has characters based on those from this franchise. ^** The Lion King 1½ was also released theatrically in some countries and selected American cities.