Ghostbusters Animated series: As Movie cafe has exclusively learned from sources, Netflix has given the go-ahead for the animated “Ghostbusters” series, which was first announced in 2022. Furthermore, movie cafe has discovered that Elliott Kalan has joined the project as an executive producer and writer.
In June 2022, the streamer first revealed that the show was in development. Although the precise plot is still unknown, insiders claim that the 3D animated series will have a tone similar to the most recent “Ghostbusters” movies.
As previously mentioned, Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan of Ghost Corps, Inc. are executive producers of the series, which is produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire are two recent live-action films that Reitman and Kenan co-wrote. Reitman directed the former, while Kenan directed the latter. Sony’s Columbia Pictures-based Ghost Corps, Inc. and Netflix will handle the show’s production.
Representatives for Sony and Netflix did not immediately reply to a request for comment from Movie Cafe.
For the longest period of time, Kalan was the chief writer of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” He was a member of the group that won four Emmys for best writing for a variety series out of seven consecutive nominations while he was on the show. Following then, Kalan served as the showrunner for the Netflix revival of the beloved hit series “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” In addition, he co-hosts the podcast “The Flop House” and wrote the script for the comic book series “Spider-Man and the X-Men.”
Schreck Rose, Artists First, and Verve are his representatives.
In the history of the franchise, this is the third animated “Ghostbusters” series. Previously, from 1986 until 1991, “The Real Ghostbusters” ran for 140 episodes, primarily on ABC and in syndication. The characters’ experiences from the first movie were carried on. “Extreme Ghostbusters,” which ran in syndication for 40 episodes, came after it. Though Egon Spengler served as the team’s leader, the cast of that show was largely new. In November 2021, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” made its debut. Despite an estimated budget of $75 million, the film garnered positive reviews from critics and went on to earn approximately $200 million worldwide. In contrast, “Frozen Empire,” which debuted in March 2024, made little over $200 million globally despite a $100 million budget.
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