Ghostforce (TV series)

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***Ghostforce*** (also named ***Ghost Force***) is a French CGI animated series. It is a co-production between Zag Animation, Method Animation, Disney Channel EMEA, Toei Animation, SAMG Animation, and PGS Entertainment. It premiered around the world starting in August of 2021. The show is licensed by Disney in the United States where it aired the first season on Disney XD.

The series consists of one season with 56 episodes, comprised of 52 11-minute episodes and 4 22-minute episodes, along with a live-action film.

## Synopsis

*Main article: List of Ghostforce episodes*

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## Main characters

*Main article: List of Ghostforce characters*
### Andy Baker

*Main article: Andy*
**Andy Baker** (voiced by Jordan Quisno) is one of the main protagonists of *Ghostforce*. He is a student in Professor Pascal's class at NYC school in Manhattan, New York. Using the power of his Ectocap, Andy transforms into the superhero **Fury**, gaining slime-based powers to stop the paranormal ghosts that terrorizes the city.

### Mike Collins

*Main article: Mike*
**Mike Collins** (voiced by Ogie Banks) is one of the main protagonists of *Ghostforce*. He is a student in Professor Pascal's class at NYC school in Manhattan, New York. Using the power of his Ectocap, Mike transforms into the superhero **Krush**, gaining the power of ice creation to stop the paranormal ghosts that terrorizes the city.

### Liv Baker

*Main article: Liv*
**Liv Baker** (voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris) is one of the main protagonists of *Ghostforce*. She is a student in Professor Pascal's class at NYC school in Manhattan, New York. She is also the younger sister of Andy. Using the power of her Ectocap, Liv transforms into the superheroine **Myst**, gaining the power of portal creation to stop the paranormal ghosts that terrorises the city. She serves as the leader of the Ghostforce team.

## Trivia

* This is the fourth show to be released under the ZAG Heroez brand, following *Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir*, *Zak Storm: Super Pirate*, and *Power Players*.
* Due to having the same production companies as well as sharing many similar elements to each other, *Ghostforce* can be considered a sister show for *Miraculous Ladybug*.
	+ With a few exception in *Miraculous*, every episode is named after a titular supervillain.
	+ Both their origins episodes are being placed in the middle of their first season.
	+ Many crew members who worked on *Miraculous* also worked on *Ghostforce*.
	+ Both *Miraculous* and *Ghostforce* aired on the same TV channel together in most countries; TFOU in France, while Disney Channel in other countries (with the exception of the United States since *Ghostforce* aired on Disney XD).
	+ Both series were animated by SAMG Animation (though, not every *Miraculous* episodes). And because they share the same animation studios, there are many hints in the background of "Miraculous New York" that both series take place in the same universe.
	+ There are many cross-references to each other's shows. For example, many posters of Ladybug can be seen in the background of *Ghostforce*.
* *Ghostforce* is a part of Chibizag among other ZAG Heroez shows.
* Interestingly, the series release date have been pushed back five times. It was originally announced to be release in 2016, then 2017, later 2018, then 2019, afterwards 2020. Eventually, it was announced that the series will finally premiere in 2021.
* According to an Animation Magazine article, the series was originally going to be a CGI/live-action hybrid.
* In the past, multiple official sources have referred to the series as **Ghost Force** instead of **Ghostforce**. This because it's name was originally meant to have a space between Ghost and Force.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.veriteentertainment.net/ghost-force
2. ↑ https://pgsentertainment.com/franchises/ghost-force/
3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160914185213/http://www.zag-inc.com/brands/ghostforce
4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160914185213/http://www.zag-inc.com/brands/ghostforce
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BUtQR4jgn8j/
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BG1PtcaSQwb/?taken-by=jeremy\_zag
7. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160913042130/http://www.zag-inc.com/releasedates
8. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20170607024208/http://www.zag-inc.com/releasedates
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1138498264096038912
10. ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/pgs-and-zagtoon-sign-three-year-distrib-deal/

**Other shows:** **Moonlight Hunters**

**Film:** ***Ghostforce (film)***
**Apps:** ***ZAG Heroez (sticker app)***

**List of Ghostforce characters**