The Lion Guard is a 2016 English-language Animation Action show developed by Ford Riley directed by Howy Parkins. The Lion Guard was produced under the production house Disney Television Animation. The series originally aired on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Kion, the son of Simba, leads his friends known as the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands. The lion guard features Max Charles in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Joshua Rush, Diamond White, Atticus Shaffer, Dusan Brown, Kevin Schon and Andrew Kishino. The music was composed by Christopher Willis along with Beau Black. The series has a running time of 22 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 74 episodes during it's run of 3 seasons. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Disney ABC Domestic Television. Kion, the son of Simba, leads his friends known as the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands.