The Sing franchise is returning in a whole new avatar with Sing: Thriller. Netflix has announced a special short film based on the hit animated franchise, arriving just in time for Halloween and released on October 16,

Sing: Thriller follows Buster (McConaughey) and his friends staging an elaborate version of the Michael Jackson hit “Thriller” for a Halloween party. The crew later realizes that a mysterious ooze has transformed the attendees into dancing freaks.

The "Sing" gang is returning, but probably not in the way you'd expect. "Sing: Thriller," an all-new, original short film set within the world of Illumination's popular features - 2016's "Sing" and 2021's "Sing 2" -- premieres on Netflix on Wednesday,

Thriller does all that in 10 minutes, with fewer emotional arcs, fewer celebrities, and just one pop cover: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The short is mostly just a check-in on the sprawling cast of the two movies after the events of Sing 2: They now have a successful theater that puts on sold-out musical revues,

Thriller, a brand new short film set in the world of the animated Sing franchise, and based on Michael Jackson‘s iconic song, “Thriller.” When is the Sing: Thriller release date? Sing: Thriller is set to arrive on Netflix on October 16,

In the animated Illumination short, Buster Moon, a charismatic koala played by Matthew McConaughey, and the Sing cast head to a Halloween party, after a successful performance of “Thriller” at the New Moon Theater.