Netflix announced that Ghostbusters An animated series is coming back in 2022, but development on the series has been quiet so far. Ghostbusters It was such a hit with children around the world that before its sequel was released in 1989, the series was turned into a popular animated series titled Real Ghost Hunterswhich ran for seven seasons. Follow up, Extreme Ghost HuntersThe series aired in 1997 for one season. Over the course of nearly three decades, there have been attempts to get a new series. Ghostbusters A series of dramas, but with little success.
According to Variety, Netflix has finally given the green light to a new 3D animated film. Ghostbusters Series. Elliot Kalan, who previously worked with Netflix as head writer on the series revival Mystery Science Theater 3000In addition to being a writer, The Daily Show with Jon StewartThe series will be written, shown, and executive produced by the Sony Pictures Animation studio, with Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan of Ghost Corps, Inc. serving as executive producers. Ghost Corps was founded in 2015 to oversee the development of the series. Ghostbusters– Related projects.
Who will the Ghostbusters animated series target?
It is unclear what direction the new animation will take. Ghostbusters The series will decide whether or not it will be a continuation. Real Ghost Hunters and Extreme Ghost Hunters Or a unique series. With Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan on board, there's a good chance it has 2021 connections. Ghostbusters: Afterlife and 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirewith Reitman directing the first and Keenan directing the second. Many animated shows now target a more mature audience, but whether the new shows Ghostbusters The series will be one of them and that's something we don't know.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire The film made roughly the same amount of money at the domestic box office as the 2016 remake, which starred all women. Ghostbusters: Answering the CallThis seems to indicate that the franchise is not growing and is only catering to an older fan base. Real Ghost Hunters The franchise has helped reach an entire generation of kids, but whether that's something a new animated series can do — at a time when kids' TV shows are targeting the YouTube generation — is something that could play a role in exactly how the series evolves.
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Bringing in a writer like Elliot Kalin suggests that the series may be aimed at a more adult demographic. After all, the original series was Ghostbusters The movie was a comedy made by some SNLBiggest names, so bringing the franchise back to its roots as a straight comedy from a writer known for unconventional Gen X humor projects like Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Daily Offer This may be just what the series needs to regain its edge. Netflix has plenty of animated projects aimed at older audiences, such as Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation Or the next anime Destroyer ZeroThis may be the path Netflix and Sony want to take. Ghostbusters With the latest franchise project.