Mufasa: The Lion King told a powerful story, but its own characters acknowledged that other stories, like Simba's Pride, could have come first.

Historically, Disney keeps its movies in theaters for around 90 days before transitioning them to its streaming service. If "Mufasa: The Lion King" follows this trend, fans can expect to start streaming the movie as early as mid-March 2025.

See photos of the stars who voice the main characters in Disney's new CG and live-action hybrid movie "Mufasa: The Lion King."

Mufasa: The Lion King explored the origin of Mufasa and Scar's troubles, but there is an important moment of their past that the movie left out.

Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen lend their voices to Timon and Pumbaa in the 2019 remake of The Lion King and 2024’s Mufasa: The Lion King. Just like the original versions of these characters in the 1994 animated movie,

"Mufasa: The Lion King" is now in theaters. When will the live-action sequel be streaming on Disney+? Here’s when you can likely watch the musical at home.

Disney had enormous success in 2019 with Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King,” a remake of the beloved 1994 animated movie that used photorealistic CGI and virtual production techniques to appear as if it was shot in “live-action.

In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office.

Right now, “Mufasa: The Lion King” is only playing in theaters, so the only way to watch the movie is to buy a movie ticket. But the film will eventually be streaming on Disney+. A streaming release date hasn’t been announced yet, but the film likely won’t be on Disney+ before March.

If that's the case for Mufasa: The Lion King, it should be available to buy digitally from mid-to-late February 2025. You won't be able to rent it initially, but should be able to from the time it arrives on Disney+. While we wait for its streaming and digital release, Mufasa: The Lion King is only available to watch in cinemas.

Disney and Vevo have released the full clip of 'I Always Wanted a Brother,' one of the new songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda for Mufasa: The Lion King. The song, performed by a young Mufasa and Taka (Scar) features vocals by Braelyn Rankins,