‘Ghostbusters’ Animated Collection Debuts First Look and Synopsis

Ghostbusters has an extended historical past on this planet of animation — however it’s been some time since there’s been a brand new Ghostbusters present on the air.

The factor that arguably cemented Ghostbusters within the hearts and minds of ’80s youngsters without end was The Actual Ghostbusters animated sequence. (Both that or Ecto Cooler.) The sequence ran all via the late Eighties and into the ’90s. It was adopted on the finish of the Nineteen Nineties by the sequel sequence Excessive Ghostbusters, which wasn’t fairly as widespread as The Actual Ghostbusters, however was far more excessive. (I by no means watched Excessive Ghostbusters, however I assume Egon busted ghosts in that one whereas skateboarding and listening to punk music.)

Meaning it’s been virtually 30 years because the final Ghostbusters animated sequence. However everybody’s favourite paranormal investigators will lastly make their return to the air subsequent 12 months — on Netflix. The animated sequence Ghostbusters: Night time Shift is definitely set between the movie franchises — after the occasions of Ghostbusters II however effectively earlier than the latest Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire. Primarily based on the early photos Netflix revealed right now, it’s bought a a lot completely different vibe from the outdated Slimer present.

The primary picture from the sequence is above; the one beneath is billed as idea artwork.

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Night time Shift is govt produced by Ben Hibon, Elliott Kalan, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Amie Karp, and Dan Aykroyd. Netflix additionally revealed the premise for the movie

“New York Metropolis, 1994 — 5 years after the Ghostbusters took the Statue of Liberty for a stroll, a brand new wave of supernatural terror hits the Massive Apple, forcing a bunch of scrappy, younger New Yorkers — untrained, underappreciated, and kinda sorta accountable for the issue — to placed on proton packs, face their fears, and bust some ghosts.”

Ghostbusters: Night time Shift is predicted to premiere on Netflix a while in 2027.

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