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.

Mufasa: The Lion King might be named after the iconic character, but Mufasa isn’t the only one whose backstory the movie explores. Instead, the movie works as sort of a tale of the past told by Rafiki to Kiara,

The highly-anticipated prequel to The Lion King gives Scar a disappointing origin story that taints the original movie most shocking death.

Mufasa: The Lion King finally explains Scar's backstory, with one of the prequel's reveals making this The Lion King line so much more heartbreaking.

By the end of Mufasa: The Lion King, the lore of the villain has been changed in numerous ways, including: how he sustained his eye scar; why he grew resentful towards Mufasa’s title as King of the Pride Lands; and, most significantly, his relation to Mufasa .

This movie is as much about Scar, one of the greatest Disney villains, as it is about Mufasa, the title character. Read why.

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.

Several familiar voices are lent to familiar faces in 'Mufasa: The Lion King' like Donald Glover and Beyoncé, but new faces feature too.

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.

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