Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (Season 1)

After a global financial crisis, the world is engulfed in an AI-driven "sustainable war." It's up to Section 9 to counter new forms of cyber threats.

NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War (Episode 1) 6.2
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The United States, 2045. Working as mercenaries, the Major and her team, including newbie Stan, defend a gated town from outlaws. Togusa takes a call.
AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall (Episode 2) 6.5
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Armed by a generous patron, the Nomads attack Section 9 with AI drones. Togusa accepts a new mission from Japan's peace-seeking Prime Minister.
MAVERICK - MIA (Episode 3) 6.0
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: As Togusa dives into cyberspace to track his former team members, the group is detained by a mysterious American organization seeking to employ them.
SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide (Episode 4) 6.1
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: While researching the team's disappearance and John Smith, Togusa takes a calculated risk. The GHOST members question the true nature of their mission.
PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God (Episode 5) 6.9
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time. GHOST begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans.
DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel (Episode 6) 6.3
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humanity.
PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery (Episode 7) 7.0
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Back in Japan after six years, Batou decides to take a break while waiting for his delayed team. Then some amateur bank robbers interrupt his fun.
ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa’s Death (Episode 8) 6.6
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The Major and Smith clash over Section 9's new mission hunting post-humans. She orders Togusa to investigate a suspected spy near the Prime Minister.
IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle (Episode 9) 6.1
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Problems arise for Section 9 after one of the three post-humans in Japan murders several politicians, then targets the Prime Minister's father-in-law.
NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout (Episode 10) 6.6
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite physical attacks on people. The trail leads to a high school student.
EDGELORD - The Revolution of the 14-year-olds (Episode 11) 6.1
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Pudding helps analyze the Thinkpol program while the Major and Togusa search for clues about the post-human middle school student Takashi Shimamura.
NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N (Episode 12) 6.9
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Air date: 2020-04-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Togusa has a strange episode while analyzing the data confiscated from Shimamura. When he wakes up, he and Batou head out to investigate.