ESPN, Lucasfilm, NFL to present Super Bowl LXI in Star Wars galaxy
October 20, 2026



ESPN, Lucasfilm, Disney and the NFL will present a real-time, animated alternate telecast of Super Bowl LXI set in the Star Wars galaxy and featuring characters from across the Lucasfilm franchise.

Star Wars Funday Football will stream live on Disney+ and the ESPN App and air on Disney Channel and Disney XD on February 14th. The game will be presented alongside the traditional telecast on ESPN, ABC and Disney+ from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. ESPN’s Spanish-language telecast will be available on Disney+ and ESPN Deportes, with a separate Spanish-language presentation on Univision.


Star Wars Funday Football will reach fans around the world, with expanded live international availability in markets including Latin America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, Canada (TSN+), the Netherlands, sub-Saharan Africa, Japan, Sweden, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. The animated game will also be available on demand on Disney+ shortly after the live telecast in these markets and additional regions, including the UK, France, Germany, South Korea and more, bringing total availability to more than 155 markets worldwide.

The Star Wars animated telecast will recreate every play of Super Bowl LXI in real time, transforming players on the field into animated avatars, while Star Wars characters sub in during key moments and various Easter eggs appear throughout the game.

Star Wars Funday Football is the first animated alternate presentation of a Super Bowl and the fourth NFL animated alternate telecast from ESPN, Disney and the NFL. It follows Toy Story Funday Football (October 2023, Falcons-Jaguars), The Simpsons Funday Football (December 2024, Bengals-Cowboys); and Monsters Funday Football (December 2025, Eagles-Chargers).

Star Wars Funday Football will arrive as Lucasfilm celebrates 50 years of Star Wars. Just five days after Super Bowl LXI, a newly restored version of the original 1977 Star Wars will return to theaters on February 19th 2027.