Jungle Safari Kareem is an animated series created by Bruce W. Smith, and a spin-off to The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, focusing on Penny Proud's boyfriend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brown and his own family in Africa.
Premise[]
While settling down with his life in California and playing basketball, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brown (Donald Glover) goes to Africa with his parents Alcindor (Giancarlo Esposito) and Kalisha Brown (Angela Bassett) and grandfather James Earl Jones Brown (Billy Dee Williams) to meet his half-brother Akuna Umeadi Brown (John Boyega) to save wild animals from poachers who plan to sell them at the black markets.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Donald Glover as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brown, an animal rescuer and the titular main protagonist of the series
- John Boyega as Akuna Umeadi Brown, Kareem's African older half-brother and Alcindor's estranged son
- Giancarlo Esposito as Alcindor Brown, Kareem's father, James' son and the stranger father of Akuna
- Billy Dee Williams as James Earl Jones Brown, Kareem's paternal grandfather
- Angela Bassett as Kalisha Brown, Kareem's mother, Alcindor's wife, Akuna's stepmother and James Earl Jones Brown's daughter-in-law
- Chance the Rapper as Darrius Saint Vil, a pilot and Kareem's Haitian best friend
- TBA as Kidogo, a talking lion cub who is Kareem's companion and ward
Guest stars[]
- Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, Kareem's girlfriend and the protagonist of The Proud Family and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
- Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Penny's overprotective father and owner of Proud Snacks
- Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud, Penny's veterinarian mother
- Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama, Penny's grandmother and Oscar's mother
- Aiden Dodson and Bresha Webb are BeBe & CeCe Proud, Penny's younger and toddler siblings
Trivia[]
- Donald Glover replaces Asante Blackk who perviously voiced the character in Louder and Prouder.
- The Proud Family will make guest appearances in the series, meeting Kareem's family for the first time.