Black Is King
This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.
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Beyoncé
Known for
Austin Powers in Goldmember
The Lion King
Adut Akech
Naomi Campbell
Known for
Cool as Ice
I Feel Pretty
Folajomi "FJ" Akinmurele
Young Simba
Blue Ivy Carter
Known for
Mufasa: The Lion King
Connie Chiume
Known for
Black Panther
Seriously Single
Lupita Nyong'o
Known for
Black Panther
Us
Kelly Rowland
Known for
Freddy vs. Jason
Mea Culpa
Moonchild Sanelly
Also in
Moonchild Sanelly @ Reeperbahn Festival 2024
Nandi Madida
Nyaniso Dzedze
Known for
Binnelanders
Warren Masemola
Known for
Fatal Seduction
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Beyoncé Director · Blitz Bazawule Director Dikayl Rimmasch Director
Director Writer
Beyoncé
Director
Blitz Bazawule
Director
Dikayl Rimmasch
Director
Jenn Nkiru
Director
Jake Nava
Director
Pierre Debusschere
Director
Ibra Ake
Director
Emmanuel Adjei
Writer
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Writer
Warsan Shire
Composer
Derek Dixie
Composer
James William Blades
Composer
Sean Rhoden
Cinematographer
Danny Hiele
Cinematographer
Laura Merians Gonçalves
Cinematographer
Benoît Soler
Editor
Haines Hall
Editor
Tom Watson
Editor
Andrew Morrow
Production designer
Rika Nakanishi
Production designer
Carlos Laszlo
Production designer
Ethan Tobman
Costume designer
Daniel Obasi
Costume designer
Zerina Akers
Costume designer
June Ambrose
United States release July 31, 2020 · Produced in United States · Production Walt Disney Pictures, Disney+
Production
Parkwood Entertainment
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Disney+
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Cook Islands · July 30, 2020
Digital · Disney+
United States · July 31, 2020
Digital · Disney+
Albania
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
American Samoa
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Andorra
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Anguilla
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Antigua & Barbuda
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Argentina
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Aruba
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Australia
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Austria
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Bahamas
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Barbados
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Belgium
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Belize
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Bermuda
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Bolivia
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Bosnia & Herzegovina
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Brazil
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
British Indian Ocean Territory
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
British Virgin Islands
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Bulgaria
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Canada
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Cayman Islands
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Chile
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Christmas Island
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Colombia
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Costa Rica
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Croatia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Czechia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Denmark
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Dominica
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Dominican Republic
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Ecuador
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
El Salvador
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Estonia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Falkland Islands
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Faroe Islands
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Finland
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
France
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
French Guiana
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
French Polynesia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
French Southern Territories
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Gibraltar
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Greece
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Greenland
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Grenada
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Guadeloupe
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Guam
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Guatemala
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Guyana
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Haiti
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Honduras
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Hong Kong SAR China
November 16, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Hungary
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Iceland
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Ireland
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Italy
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Jamaica
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Japan
October 24, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Latvia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Liechtenstein
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Lithuania
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Luxembourg
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Malta
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Marshall Islands
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Martinique
October 2, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Mauritius
October 2, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Mayotte
October 2, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Mexico
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Monaco
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Montenegro
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Montserrat
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Netherlands
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
New Caledonia
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
New Zealand
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Nicaragua
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Niue
July 30, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Norfolk Island
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
North Macedonia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Northern Mariana Islands
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Norway
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Panama
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Paraguay
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Peru
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Pitcairn Islands
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Poland
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Portugal
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Puerto Rico
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Réunion
October 2, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Romania
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
San Marino
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Serbia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Singapore
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Slovakia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Slovenia
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
South Korea
November 12, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Spain
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
St. Helena
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
St. Kitts & Nevis
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
St. Lucia
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
St. Pierre & Miquelon
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
St. Vincent & Grenadines
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Suriname
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Sweden
September 15, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Switzerland
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Taiwan
November 12, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Tokelau
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Trinidad & Tobago
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Türkiye
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Turks & Caicos Islands
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
U.S. Virgin Islands
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
United Kingdom
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Uruguay
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Vatican City
June 14, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Venezuela
November 17, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
Wallis & Futuna
July 31, 2020 · Digital · Disney+
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