Disney Will Air a Real-Time, Animated Version of the 2027 Super Bowl Set in the Star Wars Universe

Disney and the NFL have confirmed a real-time, animated “alternate telecast” of Super Bowl LXI, set in the Star Wars galaxy, will stream live on Disney+ and the ESPN App (and air on Disney Channel and Disney XD) on February 14, 2027. According to the announcement, this animated version of the next Super Bowl will feature characters from “across the Lucasfilm franchise”, and it’s specifically noted Anthony Daniels would be returning to voice C-3PO.

Dubbed “Star Wars Funday Football”, the company notes this production will give “fans of all ages a new way to experience ESPN’s first-ever Super Bowl production.”

However, while Star Wars Funday Football will be the first animated alternate broadcast of a Super Bowl, it will otherwise be the fourth of its kind from ESPN, Disney, and the NFL (following the Sports Emmy Award-winning Toy Story Funday Football in 2023, The Simpsons Funday Football in 2024, and Monsters Funday Football in 2025).

The broadcasts are made possible …