Mufasa: The Lion King
20241h 58mPG · MPAA
Directed by Barry Jenkins · Starring Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr.
56%Rotten Tomatoes6.6IMDb56Metacritic
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.
AdventureFamilyAnimation
— Critical consensus, summarised
An unexpected Barry Jenkins prequel that critics widely felt was better than it had any right to be. The visuals are stunning; the songs are forgettable; the lion-cub-emotional-arc is sneakily affecting.
— available on
Not on your OTTs right now. We'll check again at the next sweep.
— more from The Lion King (Reboot)
The Lion King
2019
currentMufasa: The Lion King
2024
added 9 May 2026 · TMDB 762509 · suggested manually