Editing The Lion King (section)

===Sequels and spin-offs===
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The first ''Lion King''–related animated project was the spin-off television series, ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', which centers on the characters of Timon and Pumbaa, as they have their own (mis)adventures both within' and outside of the Serengeti. The show ran for three seasons and 85 episodes between 1995 and 1999. Ernie Sabella continued to voice Pumbaa, while Timon was voiced by [[Quinton Flynn]] and [[Kevin Schon]] in addition to Nathan Lane.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's animated characters|author=Grant, John|page=150|publisher=Hyperion Books|year=1998|isbn=0-7868-6336-6}}</ref> One of the show's music video segments "Stand By Me", featuring Timon singing [[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|the eponymous song]], was later edited into an animated short which was released in 1995, accompanying the theatrical release of ''[[Tom and Huck]]'' (1995).

Disney released two direct-to-video films related to ''The Lion King''. The first was sequel ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'', released in 1998 on VHS. The film centers around Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a male lion who was raised in a pride of Scar's followers, the Outsiders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/23/movies/video-review-a-lion-king-with-girls-as-stars.html|title=VIDEO REVIEW; A 'Lion King' With Girls as Stars|author=James, Caryn|date=October 23, 1998|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 12, 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021040210/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/23/movies/video-review-a-lion-king-with-girls-as-stars.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', another [[direct-to-video]] ''Lion King'' film, saw its release in 2004. It is a prequel in showing how Timon and Pumbaa met each other, and also a [[Sequel#Paraquel|parallel]] in that it also depicts what the characters were [[retconned]] to have done during the events of the original movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/02/06/the-lion-king-1-12-2|title=The Lion King 1 1/2|author=Patrizio, Andy|date=February 6, 2004|access-date=April 13, 2014|website=IGN|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413230437/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/02/06/the-lion-king-1-12-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2014, it was announced that a new TV series based on the film would be released called ''[[The Lion Guard]]'', featuring Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala. ''The Lion Guard'' is a sequel to ''The Lion King'' and takes place during the time-gap within ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Brett|first=Susan|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Disney's The Lion Guard creator Ford Riley talks new Lion King sequel|work=TVGuide.co.uk News |url=http://tvdaily.com/exclusive-interview-disneys-the-lion-guard-creator-ford-riley-talks-new-lion-king-sequel/|publisher=TVdaily.com|access-date=August 23, 2016|date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823115446/http://tvdaily.com/exclusive-interview-disneys-the-lion-guard-creator-ford-riley-talks-new-lion-king-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref> with the last 2 episodes of Season 3 taking place after the events of that film. It was first broadcast on [[Disney Channel]] as a television film titled ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' in November 2015 before airing as a series on [[Disney Junior]] in January 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/2851192/spin-off-of-the-lion-king-aims-to-enchant-a-new-generation-of-viewers/|first=Melissa|last=Hellmann|magazine=Time|date=June 10, 2014|access-date=June 10, 2014|title=Spin-Off of The Lion King Aims to Enchant a New Generation of Viewers|archive-date=June 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610045620/http://time.com/2851192/spin-off-of-the-lion-king-aims-to-enchant-a-new-generation-of-viewers/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lion-king-tv-show-lion-guard-disney-1201567908/|title=Disney to Revive 'Lion King' With 'Lion Guard' TV Series|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=August 12, 2015|work=Variety|publisher=Variety Media|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813121645/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lion-king-tv-show-lion-guard-disney-1201567908/|url-status=live}}</ref>