
A New Leader
Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
It's 2006, and a male lion named Notch and four females rule over the Marsh Pride.
A shake-up in leadership radically changes the Marsh Pride. In 2006, the team returns to find that the old leader, Simba, has disappeared. There’s a new king in town, a younger male named Notch. The original females must ally themselves with this new leader, even if it means losing their cubs.
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A New Leader
Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
A shake-up in leadership radically changes the Marsh Pride. In 2006, the team returns to find that the old leader, Simba, has disappeared. There’s a new king in town, a younger male named Notch. The original females must ally themselves with this new leader, even if it means losing their cubs.
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