How to watch Mufasa: The Lion King – is it streaming?
The Lion King prequel arrived in UK cinemas just before Christmas.
Disney's continued efforts to bring its catalogue into live-action territory took an interesting turn with Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel based on the iconic animated character from The Lion King.
Despite being directed by Moonlight's Barry Jenkins and featuring several original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film premiered to some fairly lukewarm critical reviews – but did well at the box office and made actor Aaron Pierre (who voices Mufasa) go viral on TikTok.
Kelvin Harrison Jr voiced his notorious brother Scar, while Mads Mikkelsen played rival Kiros – a singing role he confessed to RadioTimes.com he had been rather nervous about.
If you missed its theatrical release, however, worry not, as the live-action outing has found its way to streaming. But where can you watch it?
Read on for everything you need to know about how to watch Mufasa: The Lion King.
How to watch Mufasa: The Lion King – is it streaming?
Yes! Mufasa: The Lion King is available to watch on Disney Plus with a subscription as of Wednesday 26th March.
If you don't have Disney Plus, you can also pay to rent or buy the film via digital download.
The film was released on a number of Premium Video on Demand platforms including Prime Video, Sky Store, Apple TV & Google Play on Tuesday 18th February, at the cost of £15.99 for rental and £19.99 for purchase.
The film was initially released in cinemas just before Christmas, on Friday 20th December, and performed well at the global box office.
Following its release, it sat top of the UK box office for three weeks on the spin and banked more than $700m worldwide – although admittedly that's still a fair bit short of the mammoth total of $1.6 billion made by the earlier film.
When will Mufasa: The Lion King arrive on Disney Plus?
Good news – it's already there! The official Wednesday 26th March release was announced shortly before spring.
You can also watch a special five-minute documentary on the streamer that takes viewers behind the scenes of the film, featuring insight from Jenkins and Miranda and some BTS footage.
There's also lots of other Lion King material on the platform, including the previous 2019 version, the classic 1994 original animation and its 1998 sequel The Lion King 2.
Mufasa: The Lion King trailer
If you've not seen the film yet and can't decide whether to watch it, you can get a better idea of what to expect from the film by viewing the below trailer.
Mufasa: The Lion King is available to stream on Disney Plus.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
