Ghostforce


Ghostforce is an animated television series created by Jeremy Zag that premiered on TFOU in France on August 21, 2021. The show was initially licensed by The Walt Disney Company for international broadcast, due to the company’s ties to Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. In the United States, it premiered on Disney XD on October 4, 2021, before premiering on Disney Channel on November 8.
The first season of the series consists of 52 11-minute episodes, 3 22-minute episodes, and an additional order of 8 “bridge episodes” released after the initial first season. A live-action film adaptation is reportedly in development, and is set to produced by 26th Street Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures, but there have been no updates regarding this project since its announcement.
A second season is currently in production, with the series undergoing a “visual revival”, similar to sister show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. This season, undergoing the title Ghostforce Evolution, will stream exclusively on Netflix on December 2026 in select international markets, with Super RTL and TF1 being secondary broadcasters.

Premise

In New York City, three middle school kids working as a team of superheroes known as the Ghost Force who must protect the city from the ghosts which are invisible to the human eye. These ghosts use fright as fuel to increase their power and ability to affect the world around them. The ghosts have a basic form and a booster form which can be obtained when they merge with specific items. When a ghost is defeated, the Ghostforce use Technoghost containers to contain them. Once the ghost is contained, the damages they did are undone.

Characters

Ghostforce

  • Andrew "Andy" Baker is one of the main protagonists of Ghostforce, he made his first appearance in the episode "Bananice". He is a student in Professor Pascal's class at NYC school in Manhattan, New York, despite being the oldest of the trio, suggesting he was held back a year. Although he is an incredible and talented aspiring basketball player, he is often a lazy underachiever for study. Using the power of his Ectocap, Andy transforms into the superhero Fury the Leader, gaining slime-based powers to stop the paranormal ghosts that terrorize the city.
  • * Dragoyle is a dragon/gargoyle-like ghost who resides in Fury's Boo Cap.
  • Michael "Mike" Collins Jr. is one of the main protagonists of Ghostforce, he made his debut in the episode "Bananice". He is the youngest student of Professor Pascal's class at NYC school in Manhattan, New York, due to him skipping a grade. He has a large interest in science. Using the power of his Ectocap, Mike transforms into the superhero Krush the Defender, gaining the power of ice creation to stop the paranormal ghosts that terrorize the city.
  • * Growmax is an ice cube-shaped ghost who resides in Krush's Boo Cap.
  • Olivia "Liv" Baker is one of the main protagonists of Ghostforce, her first appearance is in the episode "Bananice". She is a student in Professor Pascal's class at NYC school in Manhattan, New York and the younger sister by one year of Andy. Liv is too interested in the paranormal study and the ghosts. Using the power of her Ectocap, Liv transforms into the superheroine Myst the Tactician, gaining the power of portal creation to stop the paranormal ghosts that terrorize the city.
  • * Octocat is an octopus/cat-like ghost who resides in Myst's Boo Cap.
  • Glowboo is the android member of Ghostforce. He made his debut in the episode "Raijin".
  • Miss Jones is a science teacher at the unnamed NYC school, she is shown to make her first appearance in the episode "Bananice". She is the half-ghost mentor of the Ghostforce and the creator of Glowboo.
  • * Glups is Miss Jones' pet ghost.

    Supporting characters

  • Jay Baker is the father of Andy and Liv who is a film director and camera operator.
  • Melissa Baker is the mother of Andy and Liv who is a film director.
  • Michael Collins Sr. is the father of Mike who is a wealthy basketball player. Although he loves his son, he often encourages him to become a basketball player like him and can often be neglectful because of his business opportunities.
  • Professor Pascal is a teacher at the unnamed NYC school who works as a chemistry teacher, a history teacher, and a biology teacher.
  • * Asta is Professor Pascal's dog.
  • Mr. Boris Vladovsky is the strict principal of the unnamed NYC school.
  • Drake Miller is a student at the unnamed NYC school and a professional basketball player who is Andy's rival.
  • * Bobby is Drake's loyal acquaintance.
  • Charlie is an Asian-American student at the unnamed NYC school who is a fangirl of the Ghostforce, Krush particularly. She is Mike's love interest.
  • Jane and Stacy are students at the unnamed NYC school and are also cheerleaders. Although they act as antagonistic mean girls, Jane often hides her special interests from Stacy who can't accept that Jane likes different things.
  • Marlo is an African-American student at the unnamed NYC school who acts cool. He is Liv's love interest.
  • Carla is a free-spirited and curious student at the unnamed NYC school who is Andy's love interest, and she firstly appeared in the episode "Bananice" as a background character. Carla doesn't really love Andy much, but Carla is still a good friend of his.
  • Rajat is an Indian-American student at the unnamed NYC school and the most intelligent member of Professor Pascal's class, whose smarts rival those of Mike's.
  • Tim Callaghan is an overly dramatic and confident police lieutenant who often helps citizens in trouble even when ghosts attack.
  • Serge Lightman is a movie star currently filming the superhero movie the Bakers are producing called Solar-Man where he portrays the lead character.
  • Nolan Kasenti is a powerful yet mysterious businessman hunting down Miss Jones.

    Series overview


Episodes

Season 1 (2021–22)

Season 2 (2026–27)

Specials (2022–)

Home media

signed a deal with ZAG Heroez to secure the North American DVD rights to Ghostforce. Other media companies that will produce home media include Eagle Pictures in Italy, Edel in Germany, and Dazzler Media in the United Kingdom.

Production

The concept of Ghostforce was conceived by Jeremy Zag beginning in 2011. He found inspiration in various media franchises such as Ghostbusters. A pre-visual bible for the series was created in 2012.
Ghostforce underwent several changes during its production. Originally, the series was originally going to be a CGI/live-action hybrid. However, it was later changed to be fully CGI-animated after Zagtoon signed a three-year distribution deal with PGS Entertainment.
Man of Action, who were involved in creating sister show Zak Storm, had some input on the creation of the series. An early animation reel was created in 2014 featuring Andy transforming into a blue Ghostforce member while a demo of the theme song was playing in the background. The reel was featured at the 2014 MIPCOM trade show in Cannes, France.
After some time, Ghostforce was purchased by TF1 in 2016, with Disney later getting rights to international distribution.
Jeremy Zag, before the launch of the series, would occasionally post clips from the series on social media. The first season is animated by SAMG Animation.
Similar to its sister show, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, the second season is going under what the company calls a “visual revival”. The season is set to debut December 2026 on Netflix in select international markets with TF1 and Super RTL being secondary broadcasters. It’s heavily implied that Disney is no longer involved with the project due to low audience reception.