What's Happening With the New Netflix Ghostbusters Animated Show?
Get ready for more proton packs! Netflix just greenlit a brand new animated series all about Ghostbusters! You might be asking: "Why a show?" And you're in luck! We've got the scoop.
Who Is Working On The Ghostbusters Show?
Well, the series was announced back in 2022 with Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan involved - remember them from "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"?
- And then there's Elliott Kalan - he's the brains behind this whole project as the showrunner. This is a big deal! He's known for his work on the Daily Show and MST3K! And that should give you some indication about the humor.
Who Are These New Ghostbusters?
- We haven't got a definite answer yet, but everyone is curious about the Ghostbusters team! They've done new teams in recent films: The movie in 2016 had the ladies busting ghosts and there was another group introduced in 1997 with "Extreme Ghostbusters"! It's totally open for Kalan to go in different directions, though.
- Maybe they'll continue with McKenna Grace as the star. Her character, Phoebe Spengler, from "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" is super awesome and was such a fan favorite!
- Or he could pull a total twist and make it about the Ghostbusters movie cast - you know, Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz and all the original characters! That could be awesome. But we have to wait to find out - there's been some buzz about it, but it isn’t a sure thing.
Is There a Trailer Yet?
- Hold onto your proton packs; there's no official Ghostbusters trailer for the animated series yet, which makes fans even more anxious to see this project.
What Else Do We Know?
The Ghostbusters franchise - even those Ghostbusters video games - has some huge, die-hard fans, and they have been wondering when they are gonna see new stories about them! Now it’s a reality with Netflix taking it on.
- The Ghostbusters animated show is expected to look super realistic with 3D animation - which is not exactly a surprise, since animated shows have moved more toward 3D!
- The tone for this show seems like a mix of the newest films in the Ghostbusters franchise - so it’s going to be pretty epic!
- The animated series has already gone through different versions in the past! So it will be pretty interesting to see what Elliott Kalan brings to the table as showrunner.
Keep a close watch for the newest Ghostbuster series to drop! If you are into animated comedy - even a whole ton of comedy from other great comedy writers - this one will be a fun show for sure! We'll keep you updated!
