Simba idolizes his father Mufasa and wishes to follow his footsteps that leads into his royal destiny. Scar, Mufasa's brother and the former heir to the throne is not keen on this new cubs arrival as he plans to take over the throne himself. Scar devises a plot to get Simba into trouble and gets him exiled from the kingdom. Simba with the help of some newfound friends must find a way to regain what is rightfully his.