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.

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,

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The “Sing” gang is returning, but probably not in the way you’d expect.

Netflix is getting an exclusive animated short inspired by Michael Jackson’s Halloween favorite, Thriller. Your favorite characters from Illumination’s Sing will reprise their roles. The new special drops on October 16th.

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.