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 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.

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

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+.

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

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.