Overview
- National Geographic released the first trailer for Lion, a four-part limited series that follows a single cub named Kio from youth toward leadership of his pride.
- Producers say the project was filmed over four years in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and required nearly 1,400 filming days, which the production describes as the most time spent by a crew with one pride.
- Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton serve as executive producers and O.J. Lynch provides narration, pairing mainstream film talent with established natural-history filmmakers.
- The series is framed as both a wildlife documentary and a character-driven life story and will premiere on National Geographic before the full run appears on Disney-owned streaming platforms.
- Producers promote Lion as the first series to document a lion’s complete journey to adulthood and the project reflects a broader trend of long-term, story-focused natural-history filmmaking.