Julie and the Phantoms is an American musical comedy-drama television series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge that was released via streaming on Netflix on September 10, 2020.
[2] On April 9, 2019, Kenny Ortega signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix, including production of Julie and the Phantoms.
Ortega executive produced the series alongside Dan Cross, David Hoge, George Salinas, and Jaime Aymerich.
[5] On July 21, 2020, upon series premiere date announcement, Madison Reyes, Charlie Gillespie, Jeremy Shada, Owen Patrick Joyner, Jadah Marie, Sacha Carlson, and Savannah May were cast in the starring roles while Booboo Stewart, Cheyenne Jackson, Carlos Ponce, and Sonny Bustamante were cast in recurring roles.
[1][6][7] Principal photography for the series began on September 17, 2019 and ended on December 14, 2019 in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Just before their big show, Luke, Alex, and Reggie leave to eat "street dogs" while their fourth bandmate, Bobby, stays back to flirt with a waitress named Rose.
Tragically, the street dogs turn out to be rancid and the three Sunset Curve members die from food poisoning.
Despite her initial fear, Julie allows them to stay and is inspired by them to make music again, playing a song by her mother on the piano.
After Julie plays the piano and sings for the first time in a year, the ghosts are shocked at her talent and consider asking her to join the band.
Later, Luke convinces Julie to play a song he wrote in front of the music teacher, but she is reluctant.
When Julie sings, the band suddenly appears on stage playing their instruments, and they realize that they can be seen by the audience.
In the studio, Alex is panicking about his ghost life, but Luke and Reggie think this is their second chance because, with Julie, they can be the band they never got to be.
However, the phantoms soon lose track of time, and Julie is forced to cancel her gig at the dance as a result.
As Julie leaves, the boys suddenly experience a painful jolt, which Reggie compares to how they died 25 years ago.
Luke tells Julie that the band has unfinished business that they need to complete before they can cross over or else they will cease to exist.
Carrie watches a video on her computer of Julie and the boys playing which her dad, Trevor, sees and realizes the band is his dead Sunset Curve bandmates.
As the boys prepare to join Julie at the Orpheum, Caleb intervenes by transporting them to the Hollywood Ghost Club and forces them to perform with him.
Julie begs them to save themselves and join Caleb's band, but they refuse, not wanting to make music without her.
The website's critics consensus reads, "With catchy tunes and just the right amount of ghost jokes, Julie and the Phantoms is a fun, feel-good show that proves a perfect showcase for newcomer Madison Reyes.