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.
 * Shere Khan (Chris Noth)-A vicious, pyrophobic, misanthropic Bengal tiger. He has an intense hatred of humanity, guns and fire, because those were the things that killed his family. He also reveals that a bullet from a gun left him crippled.
 * Kaa (Grey DeLisle)-An Indian python with hypnotic eyes and a seductive voice. She is goodhearted, but can be quite ferocious. She speaks with a transatlantic accent.
 * Tabaqui (Eric Bauza)-A cowardly jackal who hangs around with Shere Khan and acts as his spy and go-between. The reason he serves Shere Khan is unknown, but it is possibly out of fear or for protection.
 * Hathi (Kevin Michael Richardson)-An Indian elephant. He is a leader of an elephant herd, and has a militant but kindhearted personality.
 * Bandar-Log (sound effects provided by Frank Welker)-A troop of monkeys who reside in an abandoned city in the jungle.
 * Raksha (Kim Rhodes)-An Indian wolf, who raised Mowgli after his parents died. She acts a wise ear for her adoptive son and he goes to her to seek seclusion when his woes become too burdensome.
 * Akela (Maurice LaMarche)-The leader of the wolf pack which raised Mowgli. He is protective of his family, to the point where he would be willing to put his own life on the line to protect them.
 * Chil (Alex Borstein)-A vulture. She has a sassy attitude and often provides insight into events happening in the jungle. She speaks with a Boston accent.
 * Rikki-Tikki Tavi: (Jeremy Piven)-A wisecracking mongoose. He refers to himself as "Public enemy number one" of the jungle's snake population.

Minor characters


 * Deepika: (Mindy Kaling)-A female sloth bear. Baloo ends up falling for her and becomes her on/off boyfriend before she eventually dumps him.