"Mufasa: The Lion King," the prequel to the billion-dollar grossing 2019 "The Lion King," gets a Disney+ streaming date.

"Mufasa: The Lion King" is coming home. The Barry Jenkins-directed epic, which serves as both a prequel and sequel to 2019's reimagined "The Lion King," will debut on Disney+ March 26. This confirms Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden's comments last week that the film would be available "later in March.

Mufasa: The Lion King will hit Disney Plus shortly after the sequel film to Moana sails onto the streamer. The new, flashback-incorporating Lion King movie premiered in theaters in December. Here's what you need to know to stream it.