Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020)

Action · Animation · Crime

In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (3,384 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

6.90 avg 12 episodes 6.2 → 7.5 25 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War	6.2	209
2	AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall	6.6	180
3	MAVERICK - MIA	6.7	161
4	SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide	6.8	152
5	PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God	7.4	161
6	DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel	7.2	159
7	PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery	6.9	162
8	ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa's Death	7.0	149
9	IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle	7.0	145
10	Net People: Reasons Leading to Flameout	6.7	143
11	Edgelord: The Revolution of The 14-Year-Olds	6.8	147
12	NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N	7.5	159

Season 2 (2022)

7.11 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 6.6 25 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	DOMINO EFFECT / Silly Kukushkin	7.4	101
2	CLOSE CALL/I've Awoken	7.4	92
3	FACTOR/1A84	7.4	85
4	MEMORIES/Born in Heaven	7.5	89
5	ROOM 101/Man's Search for Meaning	6.9	90
6	N-POWER/How to Build an Independent Nation	7.0	82
7	TRUTH POINT OF CONTACT/Bridge of Promise	7.1	82
8	DEMI DEUS/Those Who Evolve Toward Divinity	7.0	80
9	LAST RESORT/A Long Slumber	7.2	80
10	OPERATION STANDOFF/The Battle Begins	6.8	82
11	DOOMSDAY/The Moon over the Ruined Castle	7.0	89
12	DOUBLE THINK/Event Boundary	6.6	102

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020)

Cast

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