Netflix has released a new series of stills for its upcoming contribution to the Ghost in the Shell franchise -- the CG anime series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045.

The images, shared to Netflix's official NX Twitter account, highlight the show's characters, though primarily main protagonist Motoko Kusanagi and her second-in-command, Batou. Netflix's caption reads, "Hey cyberpunks, quit hacking gibsons and check these new screens of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045."

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Based on the popular manga created by Masamune Shirow and set to arrive next month, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 takes place after AI developments following an economic disaster called the Synchronized Global Default in the year 2045 plunged the world into "Sustainable War." The series fallouts Motoko and Batou, whose mercenary work takes a sharp turn with the arrival of "post humans."

Per the show's full synopsis,

When sustainable war spawns a "post-human" threat, Major Kusanagi and her Section 9 team are called back into action.

In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of Sustainable War. However, the public is not aware of the threat that AI has towards the human race.

Full-body cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her second-in-command Batou are former members of Public Security Section 9, who are now hired mercenaries traveling hot devastated American west coast. This land is full of opportunity for the major and her team, they utilize their enhanced cyberbrains and combat skills from their time working in Section 9. However, things get complicated with the emergence of post humans, who have extreme intelligence and physical powers. The members of Section 9 comeback together again in order to face this new threat.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki. The series arrives on Netflix in April.

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