‘GhostBusters afterlife’ - coming to Netflix?

After repeated delays, the long-awaited sequel to the original Ghostbusters series is finally set to hit theatres. The next film from Jason Reitman, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, is set to hit theatres on November 19th, but will it finally make its way to Netflix? It will be determined by your location.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a straight sequel to the first two films and is not to be confused with Paul Fiege’s 2016 version. It’s been in the works for a long time, with casting revealed in July 2019 and an original theatrical release date of July 2020 that has been postponed four times.

Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Carrie Coon, and Mckenna Grace are among the cast members for the remake. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver will all reprise their roles from the 1980s movies in this film.

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The plot of Ghostbusters – Afterlife:

The third installment in the Ghostbusters franchise takes set several years after the events of the previous two films, and many people, aside from their devoted audience, have all but forgotten about the titular ghost-busting squad. The late Egon’s daughter and her children moved to a rural place where the Ghostbusters founder inexplicably relocated in the new plot.

Odd earthquakes occur in the town they visit, despite the fact that it is not located on any fault, and strange things occur in a mine that reportedly belongs to Ivo Shandor, who is known to fans of the Ghostbusters video game as the leader of the cult of Gozer. Gozer was the major antagonist in the original Ghostbusters film, which was later remade as the St. Puft Marshmallow Man.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife will not be available on Netflix in the United States.

Despite the fact that Netflix and Sony Pictures signed a thorough new first window arrangement over the summer, Ghostbusters: Afterlife will not be among the first group of films to arrive on Netflix. The reason for this is that the new arrangement does not cover Ghostbusters until January 1, 2022.

Given that the news release states, “Netflix will also license rights to select movies from SPE’s extensive movie collection,” the movie might end up on Netflix in the long run.

Instead, because the film will be released in 2021, it will be covered by Sony’s current Starz arrangement with Lionsgate. In the middle of 2022, Starz will premiere Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

For the time being, there is no way to watch the original movies on Netflix. They were last added in November of 2018 and were accessible until March of 2019.

However, there is some good news for Netflix’s Ghostbusters enthusiasts. The third season of The Movies That Made Us delves into the original Ghostbusters film.

Will Ghostbusters: Afterlife be available on Netflix in other countries?

Yes, but not anytime soon in the near future.

Many Netflix areas have got Sony Pictures films a few years after they were released in theatres. This has recently occurred in nations such as the United Kingdom and Canada, where Men in Black International was released about two years after its theatrical premiere. Jumanji: The Next Level is now available on Netflix worldwide, two years after its first release.

That implies that if you have any of these two movies on Netflix in your location,

Ghostbusters: Afterlife will be accessible in mid-to-late 2023.