Overview
- Industry reporter Jeff Sneider says Netflix is developing both an animated feature and an animated series with Sony Pictures Animation producing.
- The feature is reportedly titled Ecto and told from a ghost’s perspective, with Dollface writer Sam Jarvis attached and development traced back to 2022.
- The series is said to be set in the 1990s during Walter Peck’s initial mayoral run, with former Daily Show head writer Elliott Kalan reportedly serving as executive producer and writer.
- Director Gil Kenan has confirmed the animated series is in very active development at Netflix.
- Coverage suggests the projects aim for a younger-skewing tone, with comparisons to Netflix’s upcoming Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.