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Ghostbusters: Night Shift
Created byElliott Kalan
Showrunners
Written byElliott Kalan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release2027

Ghostbusters: Night Shift is an upcoming American animated supernatural comedy streaming television series created by Elliott Kalan and produced by Netflix Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Animation and Ghost Corps. It will be an entry in the Ghostbusters franchise. Kalan wrote the series, and serves as showrunner alongside Ben Hibon.

The series will be distributed by Netflix.

Production

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Development

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An animated streaming television series based on the Ghostbusters franchise produced by Netflix was announced in June 2022. The series will be produced by Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, both who produced Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), as a production between Netflix Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Animation and Ghost Corps.[1] The series was greenlit by August 2024, with Elliott Kalan as writer and executive producer.[2] In June 2025, during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ben Hibon was announced as executive producer and showrunner,[3] alongside Kalan.[4] The series' title, Ghostbusters: Night Shift, was announced in June 2026.[4]

Writing

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Writing for the series had began by March 2024.[5] The series will have a similar tone to Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).[2]

Animation

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By March 2024, development had started on the designs for the show's sets and environments.[5] Flying Bark Productions was announced to be providing animation for the series in April 2025.[6]

Release

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The series is set to be previewed at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 24.[7]

References

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  1. Petski, Denise (June 8, 2022). "Ghostbusters' Animated Series In Works At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (2024-08-12). "Netflix Greenlights 'Ghostbusters' Animated Series, Taps Elliott Kalan as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. "Netflix 'Ghostbusters' Series Gets Update at Annecy Film Festival With Ben Hibon Joining as Showrunner". What's on Netflix. 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  4. 1 2 Milligan, Mercedes (2026-06-07). "'Ghostbusters' Animated Series Title Revealed at Special NYC Event". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  5. 1 2 Bate, Josh (2024-03-25). "Netflix's Ghostbusters Animated Series Gets Exciting Update From Frozen Empire Director". CBR. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  6. Magazine, Animation (2025-04-14). "Flying Bark Boards Netflix & Sony's Animated 'Ghostbusters' Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  7. Taylor, Drew (May 7, 2026). "Netflix's Robust Annecy Lineup Includes Brad Bird's 'Ray Gunn', 'Ghostbusters' and 'Blue Eye Samurai' Season 2". TheWrap. Retrieved May 8, 2026.