Between the Lions: Let's Explore

 is a Canadian-American children's television series, a spin-off of the original Between the Lions series aired by from 2000 to 2010. The series, which focuses on "exploring our world" more than reading, was created to continue the original concept with a refreshed appeal, after Sirius Thinking, Ltd. was sold to Seagrounds Financial Group in early 2012.  premiered on April 3, 2013 on the, marking the original series' 14th anniversary.

All three seasons of the series was directed by TV/film veteran.

Format
The series focuses on a family of anthropomorphic lions operating and living in a large, busy library. During each episode, the cast goes on an adventure "into the open world", whilst also being introduced to various sights along the way. In addition, the lions introduce a picture book to the audience and read it at a point in the episode to help teach valueable life lessons.

Production
The original Between the Lions ran from April 3, 2000 to November 22, 2010. In early 2012, Québécois investment firm Seagrounds Financial Group purchased producers Sirius Thinking, Ltd. for US$551,000. In May 2012, announced in a interview with ETVKK that Seagrounds were working on a revamped series focusing on "exploring the open world", entitled .

The first season was filmed at the in, ,  from August to October of 2012, and premiered in the  on the  on April 3, 2013, celebrating 14 years of Between the Lions. Segments of the episodes were filmed on location at places & events such as the, , , , and the to add the essence of Canada to the series. The season later aired on in  from April 10, 2013 onwards.

The second season was filmed at Mel's Cité du Cinéma 1 in the neighborhood of, ,  from September to November of 2013 and premiered on August 20, 2014 on the Hub and on August 25, 2014 on Treehouse. The Barnaby B. Busterfield III Library set was built inside Studio C. In 2015, Season 2 was nominated for a.

The third season was filmed in from February to April of 2016 and premiered on  on June 11, 2016 and  on June 17, 2016.

 ended production after Season 3 due to Seagrounds deciding to start plans to revive the original Between the Lions for Boomerang.

Cast

 * as Theo Lion
 * as Cleo Lion
 * as Leona Lion
 * Chuck Chesney as Lionel Lion