Animated Netflix Series 'City of Ghosts' Uncovers Stories of Los Angeles

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🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The new animated Netflix series “City of Ghosts” follows a group of kid detectives who solve problems and learn about the history of Los Angeles by communicating with its ghosts. Calling themselves the “Ghost Club,” the children visit different neighborhoods, uncovering the multicultural stories that shaped them. The show was created and executive produced by Elizabeth Ito, an Emmy Award-winning animator and native of Los Angeles, and has struck a chord with kids and adults alike with its charming, documentary-like style. Ito joins us to talk about the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.3	My kids discovered the Netflix animated show City of Ghosts.
0:52.3	As I was picking up the house, grateful they were
0:55.4	too engrossed in something to immediately begin taking out the things that I was putting away.
1:01.0	And I was struck by how different the show looked and sounded from other kids' shows.
1:06.5	The tone was calm, documentary-like, and featured a group of inquisitive, racially and gender-diverse kids,
1:13.6	solving problems, and learning about Los Angeles by talking to ghosts who knew the vibrant city in another time.
1:21.6	We try to talk to every ghost we find and record their stories. And then we add them into our ectopedia.
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