The first trailer for the upcoming series Win or Lose was released by Pixar today. This series will be arriving on Disney+. This series shares eight intertwined stories that lead up to a big championship softball game. This includes insecure kids, their helicopter parents, and even a lovesick umpire. This is the first original series from Pixar Animation Studios. It will arrive on Disney+ on February 19, 2025.
“I played softball growing up,” said Carrie Hobson, who wrote, directed, and executive produced the series with Michael Yates. “Inspired by that experience, we felt fast-pitch softball was the perfect backdrop for the show. There are so many facets to playing sports that I love — it can bring out the best and worst of a person, the calmest person can lose their temper. And when it comes to winning and losing — the consequences are nothing, and yet, they’re everything. We really felt like it was the best arena for the themes we loved.”
Yates shared how the idea for this story came to be. It came from everyday life at Pixar. “Carrie and I were officemates on Toy Story 4,” he said. “We were both story artists on the film, and we would talk about a lot of things going on in the film, as well as things going on in the world — current events, news. We would always have different reactions or different interpretations of the same meeting. One of us would say, ‘That went great!’ and the other would say, ‘No! It was terrible, what are you talking about?’ We realized that our own experiences that we bring to the table change our perception of an event. We wanted to tell a story that illustrated all of that.”
Win or Lose features the vocal talents of Will Forte, Rosie Foss, Josh Thomson, Milan Elizabeth Ray, Rosa Salazar, Dorien Watson, Izaac Wang, Chanel Stewart, Lil Rel Howery, Melissa Villaseñor, Jo Firestone, Flula Borg, Kyleigh Curran, Jaylin Fletcher, Erin Keif, Tom Law, Beck Nolan, Orion Tran, and Rhea Seehorn. It is produced by David Lally and includes music by composer Ramin Djawadi with original songs by CAMPFIRE and Djawadi. Watch the trailer here:
Win or Lose Official Trailer
Win or Lose Official Description
One story, told from eight sides.
#WinOrLose, Pixar’s first original series, is available February 19 only on #DisneyPlus.
Pixar Animation Studios’ original series “Win or Lose” follows the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game. The series reveals what it actually feels like to be in the shoes of each character—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire—with incredibly funny, very emotional and uniquely animated perspectives.
Along with releasing the first trailer for Win or Lose, Pixar also shared key art. Check it out here:
