Summary
The world ofGhostbustersis expanding with an animated TV show for Netflix, which has a big challenge ahead after its disappointing $200 million box office bomb in 2024.TheGhostbustersfranchiseis one of the most beloved ones in the sci-fi comedy branch thanks to its horror tones while still keeping a light tone and family-friendly approach. Following the trend of reboots, theGhostbustersfranchise was revived in 2021, 32 years after the release ofGhostbusters II. TitledGhostbusters: Afterlife, the movie introduced the daughter and grandchildren of the late Egon Spengler, who carried on his legacy as a ghostbuster.
Ghostbusters: Afterlifegave closure to the original Ghostbusters team while also setting up a reunion and the formation of a new team with the Spenglers, Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), Lucky (Celeste O’Connor), and Podcast (Logan Kim). The box office performance ofGhostbusters: Afterlifeled to a sequel,Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, in 2024, which saw the new team move to New York City to help the members of the old team. Unfortunately,Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirewasn’t the success the studio expected, which is now bringing a big challenge to the upcoming animated Netflix series.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Ending Explained
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire sees the Ghostbusters up against a chilling new villain. We discuss the film’s biggest moments & what’s next for the team.
Netflix’s Ghostbusters Show Has A Challenge In Making Audiences Excited After Frozen Empire’s Disappointments
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Turned Out To Be A Huge Disappointment
WithFrozen Empirenot properly setting up a sequel, the animated show has the advantage of a bit more creative freedom but also carries the weight of the failure ofFrozen Empire.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empiresaw the accidental release of a death-chilling god who unleashed frosty waves across the city, which could freeze people to death. Meanwhile, Phoebe befriended a teenage ghost girl named Melody, who was keeping a dark secret that would become a problem for the Ghostbusters.Ghostbusters: Frozen Empiregot mixed reviews, but general audiences were a lot more welcoming of it, becoming quite divisive. At the box office,Ghostbusters: Afterlifeis considered a flop, grossing over $200 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million.
Now,Netflixhas announced an animatedGhostbustersseries in association with Sony Pictures Animation. No plot details have been revealed yet, but Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan will serve as executive producers. Given the disappointment ofGhostbusters: Frozen Empire, which had too much going on with different subplots and too many characters, theGhostbustersanimated show has the challenge of making the audience excited about it and regaining their interest.
It’s unknown if Netflix’sGhostbustersTV show will continue whatAfterlifeandFrozen Empirehave builtor will go back to the original team, but withFrozen Empirenot properly setting up a sequel, the animated show has the advantage of a bit more creative freedom but also carries the weight of the failure ofFrozen Empire.
Netflix’s Ghostbusters TV Show Is The Perfect Direction For The Franchise After The Reboot Movies
The Ghostbusters Franchise Needs A Change
An animatedGhostbustersTV show can return to the lighter, more comedic tone of the original movies.
Despite the challenges theGhostbustersanimated TV show is facing, it’s exactly what the franchise needs after the reboot movies. WhileGhostbusters: Afterlifedidn’t do as badly asFrozen Empire, it did have a more serious and darker tone than the previous movies, whichFrozen Empirecarried on with. An animatedGhostbustersTV show can return to the lighter, more comedic tone of the original movies, which can be key to regaining the audience’s attention while also appealing to a new and wider variety of audiences.
Netflix’sGhostbustersanimated TV show also has the advantage of the creative liberties an animated format brings, as it doesn’t have to worry about looking realistic. Thanks to this, theGhostbustersanimated TV show can go further with its ghosts, demons, and more, making it a lot more entertaining and appealing than the reboot movies and successfully reviving the franchise.
Source: Netflix.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire continues the story of a new generation of ghost hunters composed of Phoebe (Mckenna Grace), Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Podcast (Logan Kim), who received help from the original team in the previous movie. Paul Rudd returns as Gary Grooberson and franchise co-creator Ivan Reitman returns to write and produce.
