A New Ghost in the Shell Series Is Coming to Amazon

The new series looks to hew more closely to the aesthetic of Masamune Shirow’s original manga.

The second teaser for the latest entry in the vaunted Ghost in the Shell franchise dropped this week, and it makes one thing very clear. The series, which is being produced by Science Saru (Dandadan, Tatami Time Machine Blues) rather than Production I.G, is moving away from the aesthetic of Mamoru Oshii’s landmark films, and instead, opting for something that hews more closely to Masamune Shirow’s original manga. And it looks pretty cool.

No story details have been officially announced, but presumably The Ghost in the Shell will feature Major Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, and the rest of Public Security Section 9 battling hackers and other cyber-threats to near-future Japan. Albeit in a more colorful, cartoonish fashion, apparently. (At the very least, it can’t be any worse than Netflix’s Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045.)

The Ghost in the Shell begins streaming on Amazon Prime Video in July 2026.

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