Mufasa: The Lion King explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. Mufasa: The Lion King hires Rafiki to pass on the legend of Mufasa to a young lion cub, Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nala, lending his signature to Timon and Pumbaa. The story, told in flashbacks, introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka – heir to the royal bloodline. A chance encounter sets off an expansive journey where an extraordinary group of misfits seek their destiny – their bonds tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly enemy.