Mufasa: The Lion King gives Simba and Nala an all-new son, and this new character could be the future of the live-action The Lion King series.

EZEKIEL KEKUNA (Young Simba at certain performances ... NIA THOMPSON (Young Nala at certain Performances). Making her Broadway debut in The Lion King, Nia is best known for singing Disney ...

A good prequel should always make the original work even better, and in some ways, this is precisely what Mufasa's story did for The Lion King.

Mufasa: The Lion King chronicles the rise of Simba's dad and includes songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. In the film, Rafiki fills in Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara -- played by Beyoncé's daughter ...