Win or Lose

As a championship game looms, eight characters are thrown a curveball in their off-the-field lives.

Win or Lose (2025) is a American animated family comedy miniseries created for Disney+, produced with Pixar's polished 3d animation. Across eight roughly twenty-minute episodes, the story follows an amateur softball team ahead of a championship game, with Coach Dan (Will Forte) steering a squad of eight players including Laurie (Rosanna Jean Foss), Frank (Josh Thomson), Rochelle (Milan Ray), Vanessa (Rosa Salazar), and James (Lil Rel Howery) through the pressure of the season. Each episode weaves the diamond action with the personal curveballs hitting the players away from the field, so the engine of the show is how a team keeps its footing when life outside the game refuses to wait. The format is a single continuing arc told in a short run, giving it an easy, warm rhythm. The tone stays breezy, good-humored, and sincerely hopeful, with the kind of comfort that suits a family viewing night. Fans of Ted Lasso, Bluey, and Cleopatra in Space will find resonance in its gentle humor, ensemble heart, and underdog spirit. Set in a present-day American community, it stays grounded in everyday youth sports life.

Audience reception is positive, with viewers rating this 3D-animated Pixar miniseries about a youth softball team favorably.

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Release Date

2025-02-19

Episode runtime

20 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (155)

What is Win or Lose about?

A softball team's championship run is disrupted when its eight members each face a curveball off the field.

What is Win or Lose like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Win or Lose as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Win or Lose violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Win or Lose.

What did critics think of Win or Lose?

Audience reception is positive, with viewers rating this 3D-animated Pixar miniseries about a youth softball team favorably.

Which shows are like Win or Lose?

Shows with a similar feel include Ted Lasso, Cleopatra in Space, and Bluey.

How long is Win or Lose?

Win or Lose: 1 season, 8 episodes.

Is Win or Lose still running?

No, Win or Lose has ended.

Where can I watch Win or Lose?

In United States, Win or Lose streams on Disney Plus.