Backyard Sports: The Animated Special

About Backyard Sports: The Animated Special

It’s Opening Day at Steele Stadium. But team superstar Stephanie ‘Bubbles’ Morgan is in crisis.

Backyard Sports: The Animated Special is a 2026 animation comedy film directed by Mike Roberts. Tiffany Haddish takes the lead as Kiesha Phillips (voice), Arturo Castro as Pablo Sanchez (voice), Ego Nwodim as Stephanie Morgan, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Dmitri Petrovich (voice).

Released in January 2026, it runs 11 minutes. Written by Joe Purdy. It was produced by Lighthouse Studios, Mega Cat Studios, and Playground Productions.