The Lion Guard is an American animated television series created by Ford Riley based on Disney's 1994 film The Lion King. The TV series was first broadcast with a television movie, titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar on Disney Channel on November 22, 2015 and aired as a TV series starting January 15, 2016 on Disney Junior and Disney Channel. It is the second television series to be based on The Lion King, the other being the TV series, Timon & Pumbaa (1995-1999). The series is a sequel to the original film and a midquel to its 1998 sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.