The Nov. 22 premiere of Disney Channel’s The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar movie showed some ratings teeth, generating 4.1 million viewers.

The sequel to Disney’s popular The Lion King film and pilot episode for its The Lion Guard series premiering in 2016 was the top primetime cable TV telecast this year among kids 2 to 5 and the most watched animated telecast across kid-targeted TV networks among total viewers, according to Nielsen Live +3 ratings.

The Lion Guard also drew a strong adult audience, with one-third of viewers falling within the adult 18-49 demo, according to Disney.

Overall, The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar averaged 5.4 million viewers when factoring in Nielsen Live +3 ratings, according to Disney.

Disney Channel will premiere its original animated movie The Lion Guard: Return Of the Roar on Nov. 22, the network said Friday.

The movie, a spin-off of Disney’s The Lion King film, will feature the voices of Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union and James Earl Jones, who will reprise his role as Mufasa from the original film, said the network.

The Lion Guard, which will debut as a series in 2016, will premiere on the WATCH Disney Channel app as well as the WATCH Disney Junior app on Nov. 23, said network officials.

Disney Channel will look to build on The Lion King franchise with the November debut of a new original movie The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, network executives said Wednesday.

The movie, a precursor to The Lion Guard television series premiering in 2016, follows Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala as he assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals tasked with preserving the Pride Lands, said the network.

James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella will reprise their roles from The Lion King as Mufasa and Pumbaa, respectively. Rob Lowe will serve as the voice of Simba, with Gabrielle Union as Nala and Max Charles as Kion.

Ford Riley (Special Agent Oso) will serve as executive producer, with Howy Parkins (Jake and the Never Land Pirates) as the film’s director.