History Franchise / TheLionKing

* An untitled sequel/prequel to the 2019 film, directed by Barry Jenkins.

* ''VideoGame/TheLionKingSimbasMightyAdventure'' (2000): A PlatformGame for UsefulNotes/GameboyColor and UsefulNotes/PlayStation that follows the plots of the first two films.

* ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''[[note]]later retitled ''The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride'' (notice the Arabic numeral replacing the Roman numeral)[[/note]] (1998): The first DirectToVideo sequel. The king's lioness daughter bonds with a lion from a banished pride who still sees the king's uncle as the "rightful" king. Inspired by ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' and ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (1994): The highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time. A young lion cub prince gets tricked by his uncle, the king's brother, into thinking he killed his father. After the cub grows up, he later learns of his uncle's tyranny and goes to face him to reclaim his throne. Part of the [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Disney Renaissance]], it is very inspired by ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.

''The Lion King'' is a [[CashCowFranchise popular]] Creator/{{Disney}} franchise that began in [[TheNineties 1994]] with the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon [[Disney/TheLionKing film of the same name]]. It mainly revolves around a pride of lions who are the royalty overseeing a vast swath of African savannah called the Pride Lands, with the pride's leader seen as king by the other animals. The franchise's first three films famously feature many [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespearean]] themes in their plots.

* ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''[[note]]''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata'' [[MarketBasedTitle outside of North America]][[/note]] (2004): The second DirectToVideo sequel, although it's more of a {{prequel}}/{{interquel}} of the first film from [[PerspectiveFlip the perspective of]] ThoseTwoGuys. A meerkat wants to get away from his monotonous life digging tunnels and goes out to find a better life, befriending a warthog along the way. Has similarities to the modern ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead''.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (1994): The most successful traditionally animated film of all time. A young lion cub prince gets tricked by his uncle, the king's brother, into thinking he killed his father. After the cub grows up, he later learns of his uncle's tyranny and goes to face him to reclaim his throne. Part of the [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Disney Renaissance]], it is very inspired by ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (2019): A photo-realistic reimagining of the first film directed by Creator/JonFavreau, following Disney's trend of live-action remakes of their animated films.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' (2015--present): Made for young audiences, this series is an interquel set within the timeline of the second film. The king's son leads a diverse group of animals in defending the Pride Lands.

This was Disney's first franchise to have [[TheEGOTs EGOTed]], and to this day retaining the record for the shortest timespan to receive all four awards, receiving its grand slam in only four years.

* ''Film/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (2019): A photo-realistic reimagining of the first film directed by Creator/JonFavreau, following Disney's trend of live-action remakes of their animated films.

!!!Films

* ''Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom (Under New Management)'' (1998--2011): Zazu the hornbill made an appearance in this Walt Disney World update to the classic attraction as one of the hosts of the show.

* ''Literature/TheLionKingSixNewAdventures'' (1994): A series of short picture books set sometime after the original film. The king's son (not the same one as ''The Lion Guard'' above) is told about events that happened in the past. [[CanonDiscontinuity Not canonical to the films.]]

** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002), ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' (2004), and ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3 Kingdom Hearts III]]'' (2019): [[TheHero Simba]] is featured as an ally the player can summon to aid them in battle.

* ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' (1998): The first DirectToVideo sequel. The king's lioness daughter bonds with a lion from a banished pride who still sees the king's uncle as the "rightful" king. Inspired by ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' and ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.

* ''Film/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (2019): A reimagining of the first film directed by Creator/JonFavreau, following Disney's trend of live-action remakes of their animated films.

* ''Film/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (2019): A "live-action" reimagining of the first film directed by Creator/JonFavreau, following Disney's trend of live-action remakes of their animated films.

** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002) and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' (2004): [[TheHero Simba]] is featured as an ally the player can summon to aid them in battle.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (1994): The most successful traditionally animated film of all time. A young lion cub prince gets tricked by his uncle, the king's brother, into thinking he killed his father. After the cub grows up, he later learns of his uncle's tyranny and goes to face him to reclaim his throne. Part of the [[TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Disney Renaissance]], it is very inspired by ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.

* ''Film/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (2019): A live-action "reimagining" of the first film directed by Creator/JonFavreau, following Disney's trend of live-action remakes of their animated films.

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