The following episodes of The Lion Guard are listed in the order of their original airing.
The series premiered on January 15, 2016 on Disney Jr. while the series pilot movie The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar premiered on November 22, 2015.
On March 4, 2016, Disney Jr. announced that the show would be renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 7, 2017. It was renewed for a third season March 15, 2017. Season 3 premiered on August 3, 2019. It is also the final season.
Series Overview[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
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Season premiere | Season finale | ||
Pilot | November 22, 2015 | ||
1 | 26 | January 15, 2016 | April 21, 2017 |
2 | 29 | July 7, 2017 | April 22, 2019 |
3 | 19 | August 3, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
Total | Series premiere | Series finale | |
1-3 | 74 | January 15, 2016 | November 3, 2019 |
Television Movie (2015)[]
Title | Original Airdate | ||
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | November 22, 2015 | ||
Set in the African Savanna, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape. |
Season One (2016-2017)[]
No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Original Airdate | Production Code |
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01 | 01 | "Never Judge a Hyena by its Spots" | January 15, 2016 | 105 |
When Kion gets separated from the rest of the Lion Guard, he finds himself lost in the Outlands where he meets Jasiri, a friendly female hyena, who rescues him and helps face off against Janja and the other Hyenas. | ||||
02 | 02 | "The Rise of Makuu" | January 15, 2016 | 103 |
When a crocodile named Makuu takes over as leader of the crocodiles and his aggressive antics send the Pride Lands in chaos, Kion questions whether to intervene or respect animal traditions. | ||||
03 | 03 | "Bunga the Wise" | January 22, 2016 | 104 |
After floodwaters threaten the Pride Lands and Bunga comes up with a quick fix, Kion and the other members of the Lion Guard learn that the quick and easy solution to a problem is not always the best. | ||||
04 | 04 | "Can't Wait to be Queen" | January 29, 2016 | 106 |
When Simba leaves Kiara in charge of Pride Rock for the first time, Kion reluctantly agrees to obey her which proves difficult when Janja tries to take advantage of Kiara's inexperience and hatches a plot to take over the Pride Lands. | ||||
05 | 05 | "Eye of the Beholder" | February 5, 2016 | 107 |
When Ono temporarily loses vision in one of his eyes, he questions his value to the Lion Guard as the "Keenest of sight". | ||||
06 | 06 | "The Kupatana Celebration" | February 12, 2016 | 108 |
Kion inadvertently leads a pack of jackals into the Pride Lands, where they wreak havoc during a highly regarded Pride Lands ceremony. | ||||
07 | 07 | "Fuli's New Family" | February 19, 2016 | 109 |
The Lion Guard worries that Fuli spends too much time with her own, so they start including her in their own family activities, which leads to repeated comic disaster. | ||||
08 | 08 | "The Search for Utamu" | February 26, 2016 | 110 |
Fuli learns a lesson about teamwork when she takes on a mission alone and overexerts herself, leaving herself defenseless against attacking vultures. | ||||
09 | 09 | "Follow That Hippo!" | March 18, 2016 | 111 |
Beshte rescues a young elephant that idolizes him after he wanders into danger. | ||||
10 | 10 | "Call of the Drongo" | March 25, 2016 | 112 |
The Lion Guard steps in when they encounter a deceptive drongo bird named Tamaa who mimics predators to scare off smaller animals. | ||||
11 | 11 | "Paintings and Predictions" | April 1, 2016 | 113 |
Believing that Rafiki's paintings predict the future, Bunga enlists the rest of the Lion Guard to save Kion from danger. | ||||
12 | 12 | "The Mbali Fields Migration" | April 22, 2016 | 114 |
Kion and the Guard must lead a large herd through the Outlands to find a less crowded gazing ground. | ||||
13 | 13 | "Bunga and the King" | April 29, 2016 | 115 |
When Bunga and Simba are trapped underground, they discover a shared family background - they were both raised by Timon and Pumbaa. | ||||
14 | 14 | "The Imaginary Okapi" | July 8, 2016 | 117 |
When Beshte befriends a shy okapi, the Lion Guard thinks Beshte has an imaginary friend. | ||||
15 | 15 | "Too Many Termites" | July 15, 2016 | 118 |
The Lion Guard mistakenly chase off aardwolves instead of hyenas and the Pride Lands become overrun with termites. | ||||
16 | 16 | "The Trouble With Galagos" | August 5, 2016 | 119 |
The Guard must help a leopard stand up to a bully challenging his territory. | ||||
17 | 17 | "Janja's New Crew" | August 26, 2016 | 120 |
Janja replaces Chungu and Cheezi with two new hyenas in an attempt to sideline the Lion Guard. | ||||
18 | 18 | "Baboons!" | September 23, 2016 | 121 |
After the Lion Guard rescue a baby baboon, Fuli is charged with returning the baboon to its mother. | ||||
19 | 19 | "Beware the Zimwi" | October 14, 2016 | 122 |
When tales of a mysterious creature plague the Pride Lands, the Guard must conquer their fears and track down the elusive beast. | ||||
20 | 20 | "Lions of the Outlands" | November 11, 2016 | 123 |
The Lion Guard must choose whether to side with the hyenas or the lions when Jasiri, the good hyena, asks for help. | ||||
21 | 21 | "Never Roar Again" | November 19, 2016 | 116 |
While trying to save his mother from a group of hyenas, Kion fears that he has lost control of his Roar and vows to never use it again. | ||||
22 | 22 | "The Lost Gorillas" | December 3, 2016 | 127 |
The Lion Guard helps two buffonish gorilla Princes return to their home in the snowy Rwenzori Mountains. | ||||
23 | 23 | "The Trail to Udugu" | January 6, 2017 | 125 |
Simba is left in charge of the Guard when Nala takes Kion and Kiara on a journey. | ||||
24 | 24 | "Ono's Idol" | February 24, 2017 | 126 |
When Ono meets his idol, the legendary eagle Hadithi, he learns that his hero isn't what he expected. | ||||
25 | 25 | "Beshte and the Hippo Lanes" | March 17, 2017 | 124 |
When Beshte’s dad is injured while creating "Hippo Lanes", Beshte must step in and take over the job. | ||||
26 | 26 | "Ono the Tickbird" | April 21, 2017 | 128 |
Ono must fill in for a rhino‘s “seeing-eye bird” while the Guard helps the rhino and tickbird resolve their differences. |
Season Two (2017-2019)[]
No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Original Airdate | Production Code |
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27 | 01 | "Babysitter Bunga" | July 7, 2017 | 201 |
When Muhimu the zebra asks Bunga to babysit, his unorthodox style soon catches on, and he is put in charge of several more young Pride Landers. | ||||
28 | 02 | "The Savannah Summit" | July 7, 2017 | 202 |
While Simba gathers the animal leaders for a Savannah Summit, the Lion Guard learns of a plot against Twiga the giraffe. | ||||
29 | 03 | "The Traveling Baboon Show" | July 14, 2017 | 208 |
The Lion Guard must work together to chase away a baboon comedy troupe that has been distracting the other animals with their antics and stealing their food. | ||||
30 | 04 | "Ono and the Egg" | July 21, 2017 | 209 |
Ono begrudgingly becomes the protector of a cuckoo bird's egg left in his nest and chases off an African harrier hawk who has come to the Pride Lands to hunt for tasty new treats. | ||||
31 | 05 | "The Rise of Scar" | July 29, 2017 | 205 |
The dry season has started and Kion and the guard are tasked with helping Ma Tembo and her herd find a new water source; Janja plots to use his roar to summon the spirit of the Pride Lands' greatest enemy, Scar. | ||||
32 | 06 | "Let Sleeping Crocs Lie" | August 11, 2017 | 207 |
After the Lion Guard accidentally wakes a group of hibernating crocodiles who become furious that they now have to suffer through the dry season in the Savanna, Scar seizes the opportunity to wreak havoc in the Pride Lands. | ||||
33 | 07 | "Swept Away" | September 15, 2017 | 210 |
When Beshte ends up alone in the Outlands, Scar uses the opportunity to attack the Lion Guard's strongest member. | ||||
34 | 08 | "Rafiki's New Neighbors" | September 22, 2017 | 211 |
Rafiki gets some annoying new neighbors whom he wishes would be a little quieter. | ||||
35 | 09 | "Rescue in the Outlands" | September 29, 2017 | 212 |
When Jasiri and two hyena cubs are in danger in the Outlands, the Guard enlist the help of Thurston the Zebra to repel a tsetse fly infestation slowing down their efforts to help them. | ||||
36 | 10 | "The Ukumbusho Tradition" | October 27, 2017 | 215 |
Makini and the Guard are excited to attend their first Ukumbusho but bees threaten to ruin the important celebration! | ||||
37 | 11 | "The Bite of Kenge" | November 3, 2017 | 213 |
A ferocious monitor lizard named Kenge bites some members of the Lion Guard, temporarily paralyzing them. | ||||
38 | 12 | "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" | December 8, 2017 | 221 |
The Lion Guard enlist the help of animals throughout the Pride Lands to surprise Timon and Pumbaa with a Christmas celebration. | ||||
39 | 13 | "The Morning Report" | January 8, 2018 | 214 |
Zazu wants to take the day off from delivering his regular morning report, so he decides to leave Ono with the job. But when Scar finds out and has the Hyenas trap and interrogate Zazu, the Guard must rescue him. | ||||
40 | 14 | "The Golden Zebra" | January 9, 2018 | 216 |
Facing a water shortage in the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard must appease zebra leader, Dhahabu, to gain access to a new watering hole. | ||||
41 | 15 | "The Little Guy" | January 10, 2018 | 217 |
Beshte befriends Hodari, a tiny gecko who wants to be a crocodile. | ||||
42 | 16 | "Divide and Conquer" | January 11, 2018 | 219 |
The Guard faces two attacks, so Kion enlists the help of Tamaa the Drongo to help them be in two places at once. | ||||
43 | 17 | "The Scorpion's Sting" | April 2, 2018 | 222 |
After Simba is stung by a scorpion, the Guard must travel to the Outlands to find the cure and along the way they start to come face to face with Scar for the first time. | ||||
44 | 18 | "The Wisdom of Kongwe" | April 3, 2018 | 218 |
Fuli and Makini are tasked with escorting one of the Pride Lands’ wisest animals, a tortoise named Kongwe, to Pride Rock. | ||||
45 | 19 | "The Kilio Valley Fire" | April 4, 2018 | 220 |
After Scar's minions set fire to the Kilio Valley, the misplaced elephants are forced to the Pride Lands and create chaos amongst the other herds. | ||||
46 | 20 | "Undercover Kinyonga" | April 5, 2018 | 223 |
The Lion Guard meets a color-changing chameleon who is willing to keep an eye on Scar in the Outlands. | ||||
47 | 21 | "Cave of Secrets" | September 4, 2018 | 224 |
The Lion Guard finds a mysterious cave that could contain what they need to defeat Scar, but they must traverse through dangerous hazards to learn its secrets. | ||||
48 | 22 | "The Zebra Mastermind" | September 5, 2018 | 225 |
The Outland villains learn about Thurston's boast about being the brains behind the Lion Guard and plan to capture him in order to finally defeat them. | ||||
49 | 23 | "The Hyena Resistance" | September 6, 2018 | 226 |
Jasiri offers to help the Lion Guard in their battle against Scar by forming a hyena resistance in the Outlands. | ||||
50 | 24 | "The Underground Adventure" | September 7, 2018 | 227 |
While escaping a fire, Kion, Kiara, Tiifu, Zuri and Bunga must navigate through a network of underground tunnels and meet an adorable golden mole with a sweet singing voice. | ||||
51 | 25 | "Beshte and the Beast" | November 12, 2018 | 228 |
A gorilla warrior named Shujaa comes to help the Lion Guard in the battle against Scar. | ||||
52 | 26 | "Pride Landers Unite!" | January 21, 2019 | 229 |
Kion gathers Pride Landers to prepare them in their fight against Scar. | ||||
53 | 27 | "The Queen's Visit" | February 18, 2019 | 230 |
After being threatened by Scar’s attacks, Queen Dhahabu asks Fuli, Tiifu and Zuri to become her permanent personal guards. | ||||
54 | 28 | "The Fall of Mizimu Grove" | March 25, 2019 | 231 |
Scar makes an appearance when Timon and Pumbaa decide to put on a show in Mizimu Grove. | ||||
55 | 29 | "Fire from the Sky" | April 22, 2019 | 232 |
To combat the vultures dropping flame sticks from the sky, the Lion Guard seeks help from Hadithi and a Martial eagle named Anga. |
Season Three (2019)[]
No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Original Airdate | Production Code |
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56 | 01 | "Battle for the Pride Lands" | August 3, 2019 | 301/302 |
Scar devises a scheme to destroy the Lion Guard, and the battle leaves its members forever changed; following the battle, the Lion Guard sets off for the Tree of Life. | ||||
57 | 02 | "The Harmattan" | September 7, 2019 | 303 |
A powerful dust storm called the harmattan traps the Guard and Makucha's leopards; Ono uses his knowledge of the harmattan to send Makucha and his cronies into a whirlwind. | ||||
58 | 03 | "The Accidental Avalanche" | September 8, 2019 | 305 |
Kion must make amends when he loses control of his roar and accidentally harms a snow monkey habitat. | ||||
59 | 04 | "Ghost of the Mountain" | September 14, 2019 | 304 |
The Lion Guard must protect a pack of red pandas from the Ghost of the Mountain when they claim Bunga as their "Chosen One." | ||||
60 | 05 | "Marsh of Mystery" | September 15, 2019 | 306 |
When Makini chases some mysterious blue lights, she and Ono get trapped in a cave. | ||||
61 | 06 | "Dragon Island" | September 21, 2019 | 311 |
When the Lion Guard ventures onto a peninsula to find the next moja kwa moja stone, they're attacked by Komodo dragons. | ||||
62 | 07 | "Journey of Memories" | September 22, 2019 | 307 |
When Makini's memories of her first journey to the Tree of Life result in getting the Guard lost in the desert, they must learn to travel by night and navigate by the stars. | ||||
63 | 08 | "The Race to Tuliza" | September 28, 2019 | 308 |
Fuli gets lost in the territory of a male cheetah, Azaad, who refuses to show her the way out until she races him; Kion's patience is tested by a group of raucous flamingos. | ||||
64 | 09 | "Mama Binturong" | September 29, 2019 | 309 |
The Guard's ability to find the Tree of Life disappears when Makini's staff is stolen by a scheming Binturong. | ||||
65 | 10 | "Friends to the End" | October 5, 2019 | 310 |
Ever closer to the Tree of Life, Kion's scar bothers him more than ever, causing Bunga to think that the venom in Kion's body is turning him evil. | ||||
66 | 11 | "The Tree of Life" | October 6, 2019 | 312 |
The Lion Guard is thrilled to be at the end of its journey to the Tree of Life; the celebration is cut short when the Night Pride mistakes the Guard for a threat and attacks. | ||||
67 | 12 | "The River of Patience" | October 12, 2019 | 314 |
While Kion heals at the Tree of Life, villains attack; Kion is eager to defend the Tree but must learn to focus and find patience in order to heal fully. | ||||
68 | 13 | "Little Old Ginterbong" | October 13, 2019 | 313 |
Mama Binturong pretends to be an animal in need and enters the Tree of Life to gather information for the villains. | ||||
69 | 14 | "Poa the Destroyer" | October 19, 2019 | 315 |
While touring the Tree of Life, looking to make new friends, Beshte accidentally frightens the community. | ||||
70 | 15 | "Long Live the Queen" | October 20, 2019 | 318 |
When Rani worries she isn't ready to become queen, Makini reveals the special gift Queen Janna left for her. | ||||
71 | 16 | "The Lake of Reflection" | October 26, 2019 | 316 |
When Kion's confidence as a leader is lacking, the Lake of Reflection flashes back to a young Lion Guard, helping Kion remember his past and embrace his role as a leader. | ||||
72 | 17 | "Triumph of the Roar" | October 27, 2019 | 317 |
When a new army of predators seizes control of the Tree of Life, it's up to Kion to channel his Roar to drive out the bad guys. | ||||
73 | 18 | "Journey to the Pride Lands" | November 2, 2019 | 320 |
After learning that the Pride Lands are threatened, Kion uses the Roar to help the Lion Guard return home as soon as possible. | ||||
74 | 19 | "Return to the Pride Lands" | November 3, 2019 | 319 |
When the Lion Guard returns to the Pride Lands, they discover Vitani has formed her own Lion Guard in their absence. |