This series takes place during the same timeline as Der König der Löwen 2: Simbas Königreich (1998).
Character catchphrases: Kion - Hevi kabisa! ("Totally intense!") Bunga - Zuka Zama! ("Pop up and dive in!") Fuli - Huwezi! ("You can't catch me!") Beshte - Twende kiboko! ("Let's go, hippo!") Ono - Hapana! ("Oh, no!")
Der König der Löwen (1994) is the third Disney animated film to have more than one television spin-off (the other being Abenteuer mit Timon und Pumbaa (1995)). The others are Das Dschungelbuch (1967) (Käpt'n Balu & seine tollkühne Crew (1990) and Die Dschungelbuch Kids (1996)), and Die vielen Abenteuer von Winnie Puuh (1977)/Winnie Puuh (2011) (Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983), Neue Abenteuer mit Winnie Puuh (1988), Winnie Puuh's Bilderbuch (2001), and Meine Freunde Tigger und Puuh (2007)).
Originally, the mark of the guard was to be a lion's paw, as seen in a promotional image of Kion (who had white eyes at the time). It was later changed to the lion's head.
In Season One, Episode 20, "Lions of the Outlands," Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu reprise their voices as they were in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998), Nuka being Andy Dick, Vitani being Lacey Chabert and Kovu being Jason Marsden. However, Zira was voiced by Nika Flutterman. Simba and Nala have also changed voices, with Rob Lowe (Simba) and Gabrielle Union (Nala).