The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the "Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The "Puppet Master." What fate awaits Kusanagi? What is the hacker's endgame?

IMDb rating: 7.3 (2,565 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

7.72 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Prologue + Super Spartan i	7.5	775
2	Super Spartan ii + Junk Jungle i	7.5	562
3	Junk Jungle ii + Megatech Machine i + ii	7.5	455
4	Robot Rondo	7.8	402
5	Phantom Fund	7.6	366
6	Dumb Barter	8.0	359
7	Bye Bye Clay	8.3	349
8	Intermission + Brain Drain i	7.6	285
9	Brain Drain ii	7.6	268
10	Brain Drain iii + Ghost Coast + Epilogue	7.8	256