Messi and the Giants Teaser Debuts at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga
First teaser for Lionel Messi's animated series Messi and the Giants unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga; global Disney+ debut set for summer 2027.
The first teaser for Messi and the Giants, the animated series executive produced by Lionel Messi, was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga. The series is set to debut globally on Disney+ in summer 2027 and will also air on Disney Channel in the U.S. beginning that same season.
Executive producers Lacey Stanton and Bryan Korn of Sony Pictures Television, director Dan Creteur of Atlantis Animation, and Sony Music Vision executive producer Sergi Reitg presented the series to a crowd of more than 3,000 at the event.
Messi and the Giants centers on Leo, a 12-year-old boy trapped in an alternate reality ruled by giants, who competes in soccer-like battles using powerful "orbs" to reunite the fractured realms of Iko.
Lionel Messi is among the series' executive producers, alongside Kurt Mueller, Bryan Korn, Lacey Stanton, and Guy Toubes for Sony Pictures Television; Afo Verde for Sony Music Latin Iberia; and Tom Mackay and Sergi Reitg for Sony Music Vision. Jorge Messi Pérez is credited posthumously as an executive producer.
Canary Islands-based Atlantis Animation is handling animation production. The teaser debut was first reported by cartoonbrew.com.
Quick answers
When will Messi and the Giants premiere?
The series will debut globally on Disney+ in summer 2027 and will also air on Disney Channel in the U.S. beginning in summer 2027.
What is Messi and the Giants about?
It centers on Leo, a 12-year-old boy trapped in an alternate reality ruled by giants, who competes in soccer-like battles using powerful "orbs" to reunite the fractured realms of Iko.
Who is behind Messi and the Giants?
Lionel Messi is among the executive producers, along with Kurt Mueller, Bryan Korn, Lacey Stanton, and Guy Toubes for Sony Pictures Television; Afo Verde for Sony Music Latin Iberia; and Tom Mackay and Sergi Reitg for Sony Music Vision. Jorge Messi Pérez is credited posthumously as an executive producer. Atlantis Animation is handling animation production.