A small goat named Will gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball -- a high-intensity, full-contact sport that's dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Ridiculed by his teammates, Will becomes determined to revolutionize the sport and prove that "small can ball!"
OUT MARCH 12TH, 2026
WILL HARRIS (GOAT)
Will Harris is a small goat with a big love for professional roarball. A Vineland native, Will idolises league legend Jett Fillmore and her team, the Vineland Thorns, and dreams of playing on the big stage. But as a 'small, his stature doesn't measure up to his swagger and dedication to the sport. More than anything, Will wants to prove to everyone - including himself-that he's got the skill to play with the pros. So when he earns a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take the court with the 'bigs' in the ROAR League, he must prove he's not a joke and that even smalls can make it when they don't give up on their dreams.
JETT FILLMORE (LEOPARD)
Jett Filmore is the icon, a celebrated ROAR League MVP and veteran of the Vineland Thorns roarball team.
A highly-dedicated leopard, Jett feels her team is holding her back from winning the elusive "Claw', the championship prize in the ROAR League. Pushing teamwork aside, she tries to carry the team on her shoulders and finds that she may not be able to do it alone. It's not until an unlikely ally - a small goat named Will - enters her life that she understands the strength in working together.
MEET THE CHARACTERS
MANE ATTRACTION (STALLION)
Current three-peat champion and back-to-back MVP, Mane Attraction is the dominant face of the ROAR League. He is also the ultimate troll who can't stand the idea of a small goat like Will playing with the 'bigs'. With numerous endorsements, podcast ventures, and even viral hits like his Will Harris diss track "Goat Tears", Mane's ego is as big as his stature. This MVP will stop at nothing to buck Will off the team and take down the Thorns.
OLIVIA BURKE (OSTRICH)
Olivia is a fan-favorite ostrich on the Vineland Thorns, with her fiery playing style and prolific social media presence. Unfortunately, she spends way too much time and energy on social media.
Despite her tough talk, her ego is very fragile. If she's ever going to live up to her potential, she'll have to get out of her head, ignore the haters and trust herself.
ARCHIE EVERHARDT (RHINO)
In Archie's heyday he fouled, fought, and intimidated his way to being one of the most feared players in the ROAR League. This Rhino was as notorious off the court as on, as his fierce attitude and wild ways often got him into late-night trouble. But after the birth of his daughters Archie went from hard bad boy to overprotective softie, and his play on the court suffered. To resurrect his flailing career, Archie will have to find a way to bring back some of that old fire.
Modo is a Komodo dragon unanimously voted by the league as the player most likely to bite somebody' five years in a row! Modo is the oddball of the group whose backstory is shrouded in mystery. A polarising figure in the league, his brash, unapologetic weirdness has earned him a cult following.
Despite his tough, eccentric exterior, Modo is sensitive and as someone who has bounced around to a bunch of different teams, he just wants to find a squad that accepts him for who he is.
MODO OLACHENKO (KOMODO DRAGON)
LENNY WILLIAMSON (GIRAFFE)
Lenny was born to play roarball, or at least that's what the world thinks. After all, he is a Giraffe -the biggest of the bigs - but his heart isn't in it.
In fact, it never was. But when the Thorns make a run for the Claw, the league's championship trophy, Lenny discovers a new love for the game.
He also finds new inspiration for his rapping when he's called upon to defend teammate Will. For the first time, Lenny finds himself not just on a team, but part of a family, with Vineland and its fans finally feeling like a home.
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FUN FACTS
PLAY ROARBALL – “GOAT” created a co-ed sport that’s a high-octane version of basketball. The hyperkinetic game features fast, fierce and ferocious animals who play on soccer-field-sized courts using two feet, four feet, tails, tongues, horns and claws.
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The game embraces the erratic and aggressive nature of hockey: roarball is a contact sport—fouls are rarely called, and the dynamic courts shoot vines, spew lava and split under paw.
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The actual ball was designed with players’ paws, claws and hooves in mind—it is hollow with holes, inspired in part by the Wilson Airless basketball prototype.
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“GOAT’s” version of a championship ring is the Claw. Unfortunately, the best player in the league, Jett Fillmore, has yet to win a Claw, which is ironic since she’s a black leopard with all kinds of claws.
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Andre Iguodala, professional basketball player who played in the NBA for 19 seasons, served as a consultant to create actual plays for the roarball teams—think X’s and O’s on a chalk board, but for leopards, ostriches and rhinos.
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Director Tyree Dillihay was keen to replicate a signature basketball move made famous by Jamal Crawford. Featuring a simultaneous jump stop, behind-the-back dribble and a hop, the “shake-and-bake” originated in an All-Star game when Crawford, age 16, found himself locked up by a defender.
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Filmmakers called on live-action costume designer Dominique Dawson to outfit the athletes and give them their own individual style and personality.
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Logo designer Emily Morgan created identities for the league’s six teams, including the Thorns, the Magma, the Shadows, the Arctic, the Sandstorm and the Tectonics.