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A new documentary shows what growing up lion is really like

Becoming a king of lions is as dramatic in real life as it is in the movies. A new four-part documentary series, Lion, captures the journey of a cub named Kio in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve ...

Jon Favreau’s Natural History Film LION Lets Nature Tell The Story

Jon Favreau’s LION follows a lion from cub to king, revealing how nature, technology and immersive filmmaking bring an authentic story to the screen.

Jon Favreau Just Did Something That Has Never Been Done Before for Nat Geo's 'Lion'

Executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton break down the lion Kio's incredible journey in Nat Geo's Lion docuseries.

Cameras Follow Cub for 4 Years to Tell the Real-Life Story of a Lion King (Exclusive)

Executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton shared details about the upcoming docuseries “LION” at D23 ...

Why Lionesses Are The Heart Of National Geographic’s ‘LION,’ According To Filmmaker Faith Musembi

National Geographic’s newest four-part documentary follows one lion cub’s journey to becoming king—but beneath Kio’s rise is ...

This lion lost a leg and an eye, and he’s still hunting on his own today

A three-legged, half-blind lion in Uganda has survived years longer than any researcher believed possible, and new drone ...

Jon Favreau on His First Documentary, National Geographic’s ‘Lion’: Not Knowing Whether the Lead Character Would Survive Was ‘Harrowing’

When renowned wildlife producer Mike Gunton approached “The Lion King” director Jon Favreau about collaborating on a documentary, the director, who had never made a doc, immediately said yes. It was ...

Kiran Raj on viral lion video: It wasn’t an attack, the lion came to hug me as I have known this lion since its cub days

Actor Kiran Raj addressed the controversy surrounding a viral video depicting him with a lion. He clarified that the lion ...