The film franchise mainly revolves about a pride of lions who oversee a large swath of African savanna as their «kingdom» known as the Pride Lands, with their leader Simba watching over it as «king». In the original film, Simba was tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.
Watch The Lion King
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
Watch The Lion King 1½
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog retell the story of The Lion King (1994) from their own perspective.
Watch The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Simba's daughter is the key to a resolution of a bitter feud between Simba's pride and the outcast pride led by the mate of Scar.