Julie and the Phantoms

Teenage Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms -- a trio of ghostly guys -- become the band they were never able to be.

Julie and the Phantoms (2020) is an American teen musical fantasy series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge for Netflix. High school student Julie Molina (Madison Reyes) finds her passion for music and her own life as she helps a trio of ghostly musicians, Luke Patterson (Charlie Gillespie), Reggie Peters (Jeremy Shada) and Alex Mercer (Owen Patrick Joyner), become the band they were never able to be in life. Julie's friend Nick (Sacha Carlson) and her wider circle of schoolmates keep her grounded as the group rehearses, performs and tries to get their music heard. The engine of each episode is the push to get the Phantoms onstage, balanced against the everyday pressures of school, friendship and first love. The nine-episode single season is one continuing story with a bright pop soundtrack and performance set pieces. Set in a present-day American town, the series is warm, heartfelt and upbeat, with a gentle sense of longing for the dead and the living alike. Fans of High School Musical, Glee and Zombies will find resonance in its mix of teen romance, pop songs and feel good supernatural fun. The series was canceled after its first season, leaving the story unfinished.

Audiences broadly embraced the series as a warm, musical teen comedy with catchy songs and a heartfelt, inclusive take on friendship and first love.

• Zombiesteen musical comedy with supernatural premise and feel good tone
• High School Musicalhigh school musical romance with pop songs and friendship focus
• Ghosts (2019)ghostly teen fantasy with heartfelt friendship and music
• Gleeteen musical drama with heartfelt coming of age tone

Created by

Dan Cross, David Hoge

Release Date

2020-09-10

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

8.4 / 10 (632)

What is Julie and the Phantoms about?

A teenage girl brings three ghostly bandmates back to life to help them finally become the band they never got to be.

What is Julie and the Phantoms like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Julie and the Phantoms as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Julie and the Phantoms violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Julie and the Phantoms.

What did critics think of Julie and the Phantoms?

Audiences broadly embraced the series as a warm, musical teen comedy with catchy songs and a heartfelt, inclusive take on friendship and first love.

Which shows are like Julie and the Phantoms?

Shows with a similar feel include Zombies, High School Musical, Ghosts (2019), and Glee.

How long is Julie and the Phantoms?

Julie and the Phantoms: 1 season, 9 episodes.

Is Julie and the Phantoms still running?

No, Julie and the Phantoms was canceled.

Where can I watch Julie and the Phantoms?

In United States, Julie and the Phantoms streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.