The story of Mowgli, the young, orphaned boy raised in the Indian jungle by a pack of wolves, has captivated moviegoers for generations. First adapted from Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name as an animated movie in 1967, The Jungle Book got the live-action movie treatment in 2016, with Neel Sethi as Mowgli and an all-star cast (Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken among them) to support him.
And now you and your family can follow the adventures of Mowgli and Bagheera the panther, Baloo the bear and the rest of his jungle pals as The Wonderful World of Disney airs a special screening of The Jungle Book tonight on ABC. It's a continuation of the network's tradition of airing both Disney-owned favorites and time-honored classics throughout the summer season. Previous The Wonderful World of Disney film screenings have included recent Disney faves like Encanto, Marvel movies like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as Pixar classics like Top Story 2 and Up.
