WHY????? What's the point of this!? There's no fucking emotion! There are no characters, just animals! Seeing real animals talking in ENGLISH is horrible! Lion King was the first movie I ever saw in theatre! How dare you ruin it like this!
Originally, the project was conceived as a movie starring Jessica Chastain and Josh Brolin, with Tate Taylor directing. While in development, the project was transformed into a limited series, Brolin and prcr.org Taylor dropped out, with Michael Shannon replacing Brolin and John Hillcoat directing all episodes.