Ghosts (American TV series) explained

Genre:Sitcom
Composer:Jeff Cardoni
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:50
Location:Montreal, Quebec
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:20–22 minutes
Network:CBS
Related:Ghosts (2019 British TV series)

Ghosts is an American television sitcom adapted for CBS from the British series of the same name by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, who were also its showrunners. It premiered on October 7, 2021 and was picked up for a full season that month. It was renewed for a second season in January 2022, which premiered on September 29, 2022. It was renewed for a third season in January 2023, which began filming in Montreal on December 2, 2023.[1] The third season, of ten episodes, premiered on February 15, 2024. In March 2024, it was renewed for a fourth season which is slated to premiere on October 17, 2024.

Premise

Married New Yorkers Samantha and Jay Arondekar believe their dreams have come true when they inherit a beautiful country house from Sophie Woodstone, Sam's great aunt, only to find that it is falling apart and inhabited by ghosts from different eras of American history who died on the property and are now bound to the area, appearing as they did at the times of their deaths, until they can reach the afterlife. Jay cannot see or hear the ghosts, but Sam can after a near-death experience.

Cast

Main

Living

Ghosts

Recurring

Ghosts

Living

Guests

Episodes

Series overview

Season 3 (2024)

Production

Development

On November 29, 2019, CBS announced that they were developing an adaptation of the BBC One series Ghosts.[15] The original British series upon which the series is based was created by Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond for BBC.[16] On February 4, 2020, it was announced that the pilot had been picked up by CBS Studios and was co-produced with BBC Studios and Lionsgate Television.[17] On March 31, 2021, it was announced that the adaptation has been picked up for a full series.[18] In July 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere as a Thursday-night entry on October 7, 2021.[19] On September 23, 2021, CBS changed the premiere to back-to-back episodes.[20] On October 21, 2021, CBS picked up the series for a full season.[21] On December 17, 2021, it was reported that production has been temporarily halted due to a positive case of COVID-19 on the set of the series.[22] On January 24, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second season[23] which premiered on September 29, 2022.[24] On November 8, 2022, it was announced that the BBC would be airing Ghosts in the United Kingdom under the name of 'Ghosts US' on BBC Three & BBC iPlayer on November 20, 2022.[25] [26] On January 12, 2023, CBS renewed the series for a third season,[27] which premiered on February 15, 2024.[28] On March 12, 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season which is scheduled to premiere on October 17, 2024.[29] [30]

Casting

On March 4, 2020, Rose McIver was cast in a leading role for the pilot.[31] On July 1, 2020, Utkarsh Ambudkar was cast in a main role for the pilot.[32] On December 9, 2020, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Rebecca Wisocky, Sheila Carrasco, Danielle Pinnock and Roman Zaragoza were cast in main roles for the pilot.[33] On May 12, 2021, Devan Chandler Long joined the cast as a series regular.[34]

Filming

Filming for the third season began in Montreal on December 2, 2023.[1]

Reception

Critical response

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 27 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Ghosts could stand to ask more of its characters, but an excellent ensemble and a genial wit make for easy, softly spooky viewing."[35] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[36]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has received an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 7/10, based on seven critic reviews.[37]

Ratings

Season 3

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Artios Awards2023Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Comedy SeriesElizabeth Barnes, Tannis Vallely, Andrea Kenyon, and Randi Wells[38]
Critics' Choice Television Awards2022Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesBrandon Scott Jones[39]
2023Best Comedy SeriesGhosts[40]
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesBrandon Scott Jones
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards2022Best Broadcast Network Series, ComedyGhosts[41]
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyUtkarsh Ambudkar
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyRose McIver
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyBrandon Scott Jones
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyDanielle Pinnock
2024Best Broadcast Network Series, ComedyGhosts[42]
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyUtkarsh Ambudkar
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyRose McIver
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyBrandon Scott Jones
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyDanielle Pinnock
Rebecca Wisocky
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyChristine Gernon (for "Whodunnit")
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, ComedyJoe Port and Joe Wiseman (for "Whodunnit")
Imagen Awards2022Best Supporting Actress – Comedy (Television)Sheila Carrasco[43]
Saturn Awards2022Best Fantasy Television Series: Network / CableGhosts[44]
[45]
Best Actress in a Network / Cable SeriesRose McIver
Best Supporting Actor in a Network / Cable SeriesBrandon Scott Jones
Best Guest-Starring Performance: Network / Cable SeriesRachael Harris
Television Critics Association Awards2022Outstanding Achievement in ComedyGhosts[46]
Outstanding New ProgramGhosts

The first season was recognized with The ReFrame Stamp for hiring people of underrepresented gender identities and of color.[47]

Home media

Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the complete first season on Blu-ray and DVD on November 29, 2022.[48]

Notes

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