The 2021 American supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Afterlife is directed by Jason Reitman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Gil Kenan. Together with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver reprising their roles from the previous movies, it stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Paul Rudd. It is the fourth movie in the Ghostbusters franchise and the follow-up to Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). It centers on a single mother and her kids as they relocate to an Oklahoma farm that they inherited from her estranged father, Ghostbusters II member Egon Spengler, and takes place 32 years after the events of Ghostbusters II.

A third Ghostbusters film was in development since the release of Ghostbusters II, but production stalled because Murray refused to return to the series. After cast member Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014, Sony produced a female-driven reboot which was released in 2016, but after it drew controversy and bombed commercially,[5] Jason Reitman developed a sequel to the original films. The new cast was announced by July 2019 and the original cast signed on two months later. Filming took place from July to October 2019. The film is dedicated to Ramis and executive producer Tom Pollock (who died shortly after its completion),[6] and the former is commemorated before its closing credits. This was the final film to be produced by and involve the franchise’s co-creator Ivan Reitman before his death in February 2022.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife was screened unannounced on August 23, 2021, during the 2021 CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. It was released in the United States on November 19, 2021, after being delayed four times from an original July 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film received praise for the cast’s performances, Reitman’s direction, nostalgic tone, and its respectful tribute to Ramis, with criticism mostly being directed towards its screenplay and fan service. It has grossed $204 million worldwide against a production budget of $75 million. A sequel is set to be released on December 20, 2023.