Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
Direction
Barry Jenkins brings actual artistry to photoreal talking animals
Score
Lin-Manuel Miranda songs that slap harder than they should
Acting
Kelvin Harrison Jr. makes Taka's downfall devastatingly human
Director
Barry Jenkins
Aaron Pierre
Mufasa (voice)
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Taka (voice)
Tiffany Boone
Sarabi (voice)
Kagiso Lediga
Young Rafiki (voice)
Preston Nyman
Zazu (voice)
Blue Ivy Carter
Kiara (voice)
John Kani
Rafiki (voice)
Mads Mikkelsen
Kiros (voice)
Seth Rogen
Pumbaa (voice)
Billy Eichner
Timon (voice)
Thandiwe Newton
Eshe (voice)
Lennie James
Obasi (voice)
Anika Noni Rose
Afia (voice)
Keith David
Masego (voice)
Braelyn Rankins
Mufasa Cub (voice)
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