Lightyear is blasting off to the small screen when it launches on Disney+ on August 3. Pixar's Lightyear tweeted the announcement along with a new spot celebrating the upcoming release.
"Lightyear looks amazing on the big screen, of course, but we are so excited to bring it to Disney+," said director Angus MacLane. "We devoted years of our lives to this film and we are so proud of it. We want to share it with as many people as possible. Disney+ not only gives more fans an opportunity to see 'Lightyear,' it gives us all the means to see it again and again."
Get ready to blast off with Disney and Pixar’s #Lightyear streaming August 3 only on @DisneyPlus. 🚀💫 pic.twitter.com/iiXGgbcJvE
— Pixar's Lightyear (@PixarsLightyear) July 19, 2022
MacLane has previously said that it was a challenge working on the spin-off.
"When we took on [Lightyear] we ran into the problem of having to change a side character to a main character and that's a really hard thing," the director told GameSpot.
In our 7/10 review, IGN said: "Strong performances and attractive visuals keep Lightyear afloat, but the story isn’t the quality you’d expect from Pixar."
The film is still available in theaters, and you can take a look at our guide to Lightear showtimes for more info.
Michelle Jalbert is a social coordinator and contributing freelancer for IGN.