National Geographic’s 4-part series Lion is the real-life Simba story. Jon Favreau explained at the premiere of Lion why he wanted to be part of this documentary, along with Planet Earth producer Mike Gunton.
Lion is now streaming on the National Geographic channel, Disney+ and Hulu.
Synopsis
Four years in the making and filmed in Kenya's Maasai Mara, this is the first natural history production to document a lion's complete journey from vulnerable cub to king. The crew, including local Kenyan filmmakers, logged nearly 1,400 filming days across 52 shoots — the most time ever spent in the field exclusively following a single pride.
