JAMES EARL JONES will return as Mufasa in a new “Lion King” sequel that’s premiering on the Disney Channel in November. After that, it will become a series on Disney in 2016. It’s called “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar”, and it’s got ROB LOWE and GABRIELLE UNION doing the voices of Simba and his wife Nala.
But the focus of the show will be their young son Kion. He’s the leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals who preserve the Pride Lands. The other members include an egret, a cheetah, a hippo and a HONEY BADGER.
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