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Three years ago, at Netflix’s annual Geeked Week Celebrations, it was confirmed that Ghostbusters would be coming to Netflix with a brand new animated series project. Since then, we’ve had drips and drabs of new information, so what do we know about the upcoming Ghostbusters series? Here’s everything we know as of 2025.
Variety’s Joe Otterson has been on this story since the very beginning, first announcing the project ahead of its Geeked Week confirmation on June 8th, 2022, and following up with a report in late 2024 that the project had been officially greenlit (although Netflix denied this at the time). Sony Pictures Animation confirmed the project shortly afterward on social media, saying, “There’s something strange in the neighborhood… Our supernatural comedy series, based on Ghostbusters, is coming soon to Netflix.”
The initial announcement came with the news that the internal team at Sony Pictures working on Ghostbusters projects, Ghost Corps, would be teaming with Netflix on a new animated series. Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, who have worked on most of the latest movie entries, would be on board to executive produce.
The duo gave an update on the project in October 2024, with Kenan telling The Direct:
“And I’ve spoken recently about the fact that we are in very active development on our animated series that we’re producing with Netflix. That is something that I’m actively involved with, Jason on a day-to-day basis right now, we are really excited about the stories that are starting to be told there, and the way that it intersects with the Ghostbusters stories that you and I love is going to be thrilling for our audiences.”
It was then subsequently confirmed that Elliott Kalan, best known for roles on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Mystery Science Theater 3000, would also be working on the project as both the writer and having an EP credit.
Sony Pictures Animation is working on the series, and in September 2024, Ghostbusters News spotted an interview with the executive vice president of global consumer products and licensing at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Jamie Stevens. In that interview with License Global, it was seemingly confirmed that the demographic the new series would be targeting would be for kids. Stevens said, “One of our most exciting ventures is our kids’ programming, punctuated by the upcoming second season return of the hit preschool series, ‘The Creature Cases,’ produced by Sony Pictures Television – Kids for Netflix, along with Season 2 of ‘Goosebumps’ on Disney+ and an upcoming ‘Ghostbusters’ animated series, which Sony Pictures Animation is producing for Netflix.”
Flying Bark Productions is working on the new series alongside Sony Pictures Animation. The animation studio took to social media to confirm their involvement on April 14th. The Australian-based studio (which also has offices in Spain) has previously worked on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Glitch Techs, and What If… They’re also the studio working on a new Stranger Things animated series, which has yet to be titled but is expected to be at least two seasons and has the working title of Project Mirkwood. They’re also the team working on Avatar: The Last Airbender animated film.
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Is Netflix making a Ghostbusters movie too?
One is in development! As reported by Deadline in December 2024, Kris Pearn is attached to direct a new animated film with plot details and other attachments all under wraps. Netflix did not confirm the project themselves suggesting it might not be at a greenlight stage.
That’s all we’ve got so far – keep this post bookmarked as we’ll be keeping it updated with any new tidbits as and when we get them. Also, for those in the United States, you’re currently streaming the latest movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire through 2026.
