The Adventures of the Jungle Book

The Adventures of the Jungle Book is an American animated comedy-drama television series. It is based off The Jungle Book stories by Rudyard Kipling and first aired on Cartoon Network on April 14, 2018.

Plot
The series revolves around the adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised in the Indian jungle by wild animals. The series, while humorous, also deals with serious, real world issues such as relationships, the loss of a loved one and environmental issues.

Characters

 * Mowgli (Tara Strong)-The protagonist of the series. He was raised in the Indian jungle by wild animals and has an adventurous streak. It is revealed that his biological parents were killed in a fire at their camp which trying to deter the tiger Shere Khan from attacking him.


 * Baloo (Rob Paulsen, Joshua Rush young)-A sloth bear and one of Mowgli's many animal friends. His personality is closer to that of the Disney interpretation than that of Kipling's version, although he can be serious when the occasion calls for it.


 * Bagheera (Bruce Greenwood, Ty Simpkins young)-A black panther who played a part in raising Mowgli after his parents' death. He is also a kindred spirit to Mowgli; his mother and father died when he was young and as a result was raised by an Indian prince.