Swing, batter batter batter!Win or Lose, the first-ever original animated series fromPixar, has debuted its first teaser. The footage was shown off at Disney’s annual D23 Expo tonight. The new teaser opens with Pixar’s “house style”, as the magnificently mustached Coach Dan (Will Forte) gathers his junior softball team, the Pickles, after a game, and singles one of them out for praise - which is quite an accomplishment, given that what we see of them brings to mind the opening reels ofThe Bad News Bears.
However, the teaser quickly diverges from the mundane reality of the softball field into wild flights of fantasy, as gravity reverses in an Inception-like fashion, drawings come to life, and people are sucked into the digital world of their smartphones. The animation style varies wildly, letting Pixar’s animators strut their stuff over what will be an eight-episode series. The series will also featureRosa Salazar, and will premiere on Disney+ on December 6.
What Other Animated Series Has Pixar Produced?
WhileWin or Loseis Pixar’s first-ever all-original series, the title of the studio’s first animated series goes to another.Monsters at Work, a sequel to the studio’s popularMonsters Inc.andMonsters University, debuted on Disney+ in 2021, reunitingJohn Goodman’s Sully andBilly Crystal’s Mike in the wake of the end ofMonsters Inc, in which the titular corporation shifted gears from making children laugh to making them scream. Several other cast members from the previous two films have returned for the series, which premiered its second season earlier this year. This year’s D23 Expo also saw the announcement of another Pixar series spinning off from one of their popular film series - in this case,Inside Out, the sequel to which is currentlydemolishing box office recordsworldwide. The new series,DreamProductions, will take place between the first and second films of the series, and will focus on the beings who assemble Riley’s dreams.
The first look atWin or Loseis only one of the many exciting Pixar projects unveiled atD23this year. Other new projects in the hopper for the groundbreaking computer animation studio includeToy Story 5,Incredibles 3, and the newly-unveiled filmHoppers.
Win or Losewillpremiere on August 21, 2025 on Disney+. Stay tuned to all of Collider’s D23 coverage this weekend, and watch the new teaser forWin or Losebelow.
