A Lionel Messi-inspired animated series will soon premiere on Disney Channel after Disney Branded Television acquired Messi and the Giants from Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television – Kids, Billboard has learned.

Lionel Messi’s upcoming animated kids’ series has been acquired by Disney Branded Television. The series, titled “Messi and the Giants,” was first reported to be in the works back in 2023. It will now premiere on the Disney Channel and stream globally on Disney+.

Lionel Messi's animated journey to soccer stardom will be the subject of a new animated sci-fi series at Disney

Lionel Messi is getting his own animated series, "Messi and the Giants"! Following a young boy from Argentina who is then transported into a fantastical alternate universe.

Argentine icon Lionel Messi isn’t just scoring goals in the MLS; he’s now stepping into a whole new league – animation. The 37-year-old superstar, who currently

Disney Branded Television has acquired "Messi and the Giants," a sci-fi animated show inspired by Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi.

Internationally-known footballer Lionel Messi is officially working with Disney. Messi’s upcoming animated series titled Messi and the Giants is expected to arrive on Disney Channel and Disney+ following its acquisition by Disney Branded Television.

Disney Branded Television scores a goal with the acquisition of “Messi and the Giants,” a sci-fi animated show inspired by worldwide football sensation Lionel Messi from Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television – Kids (SPT – Kids).

The animated series unfolds in an epic saga where a young boy named Leo is transported from his home in Argentina into a fantastical alternate universe. The post Messi and the Giants Acquired by Disney Branded Television appeared first on Vital Thrills.