GHOSTBUSTERS Animated Netflix Series Gets a New Title Reveal and Logo Art
In celebration of Ghostbusters Day on Saturday, marking the anniversary of the original 1984 film’s release, Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation teamed up with showrunners Ben Hibon and Elliott Kalan as well as Ghost Corps executive producers Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan to announce Ghostbusters: Night Shift as the name of the upcoming series, set to premiere on Netflix in 2027.
Taking place at the FDNY’s Hook & Ladder 8 firehouse, where the first two movies were filmed, Reitman and Kenan also recognized the fans for surpassing their ‘Ghostbusters Give Back’ initiative’s $500,000 donation goal over the past year, presenting the ‘Golden Trap’ awards to the Ghostbusters chapters in Buffalo, Los Angeles and Virginia, for raising the most money.
Additionally, Reitman, Kenan and Jay Levine, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer & Business Operations of Sony Pictures presented a $150,000 match donation check on behalf of Sony to Starlight Children’s Foundation, for a grand total of $666,000.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire star Celeste O’Connor also visted Maimonides Children’s Hospital in Brooklyn with Starlight, delivering hospital gowns and toys to pediatric patients.
Meanwhile, the Buffalo Ghostbusters hosted a special presentation and live auction benefitting the FDNY Foundation, for which the Ghostbusters in Concert National Fall Tour also teamed up with Black Ink to donate a portion of ticket sales.
Check out the logo above, and stay tuned for updates on the animated series, Ghostbusters: Night Shift.
via: Deadline