Ghosts (2021 TV series)

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Ghosts
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GenreSitcom
Based onGhosts
by Mathew Baynton,
Simon Farnaby,
Martha Howe-Douglas,
Jim Howick,
Laurence Rickard
& Ben Willbond
Developed by
  • Joe Port
  • Joe Wiseman
Starring
ComposerJeff Cardoni
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Joe Port
  • Joe Wiseman
  • Mathew Baynton
  • Jim Howick
  • Simon Farnaby
  • Laurence Rickard
  • Ben Willbond
  • Martha Howe-Douglas
  • Alison Carpenter
  • Debra Hayward
  • Alison Owen
  • Angie Stephenson
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) –
present (present)
External links
Official website

Ghosts is an American television sitcom adapted from the British series of the same name, created by Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond for CBS.[1] It premiered on October 7, 2021.[2] In October 2021, the series was given a full season order.[3]

Premise[]

Married New Yorkers Samantha and Jay believe that their dreams have come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find that it is falling apart and inhabited by ghosts who died on the mansion's grounds and are now bound to the area until they can reach the afterlife. Jay cannot see or hear the ghosts, but Samantha, after having a near-death experience, can.

Cast[]

Main[]

Living[]

  • Rose McIver as Samantha Arondekar, a freelance journalist who, after an accident that leaves her close to death, revives with the ability to see and hear ghosts everywhere.[4]
  • Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay Arondekar, Samantha's husband and an unemployed chef.[4]

Ghosts[]

  • Brandon Scott Jones as Captain Isaac Higgintoot, an American Revolutionary officer[5] who died of dysentery[6] two weeks after the siege of Fort Ticonderoga[7] and is a footnote in history.[7] He is based on the Captain in the original British series.
  • Richie Moriarty as Pete Martino, a Girl Scout leader[5] who died in 1985 from being shot through the neck with an arrow.[6] He is based on Pat Butcher in the British version.
  • Asher Grodman as Trevor Lefkowitz, the most recently deceased of the ghosts, a wealthy, hard-partying Wall Street trader[5] who died not wearing pants. Unlike the other ghosts, he can interact with the physical world by putting great effort into moving small objects or pressing buttons.[6] He is based on Julian Fawcett MP in the British version.
  • Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty Woodstone, the lady of the manor, the original owner of the Woodstone country estate.[4] She is based on Lady Fanny Button in the British version.
  • Sheila Carrasco as Susan Montero, a.k.a Flower, a hippie[4] who died while trying to befriend a wild bear.[7] She has the power to put a living person in a trance, as if under the influence of marijuana, if she passes though them.[8]
  • Danielle Pinnock as Alberta Haynes, a flamboyant Prohibition-era jazz singer[5] who died from drinking poisoned moonshine.[9] Her humming can be heard by the living.[6]
  • Roman Zaragoza as Sasappis, a cynical Lenape Native American.[4]
  • Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn, a Viking and the oldest of the ghosts who died of a lightning strike. Similar to Robin the caveman in the British version, he has the ability to make lights flicker and sometimes speaks in third person.[6]

Recurring[]

  • Hudson Thames as Crash, a 1950s-era James Dean style ghost who was decapitated.[10] The character has so far only appeared in "Pilot" and briefly in the background of "Halloween", but CBS has suggested he may return in future episodes.[11]

In addition to the main ghosts, the mansion houses a group of ghosts who died of cholera and occupy the basement. Their sickly appearances disturb the upstairs ghosts. The total number is uncertain, but there are at least five, two of which have been named within the series (Stuart and Creepy Dirk), with the remaining three being listed in the credits. They are based on the Plague ghosts in the British version.

  • Stuart Fink as Cholera Victim Stuart
  • Arthur Holden as Cholera Victim Creepy Dirk
  • Cody Crain as Cholera Victim Cody
  • Nigel Downer as Cholera Victim Nigel
  • Cat Lemieux as Cholera Victim Catherine
  • Betsy Sodaro as Cholera Victim Nancy

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [12]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Trent O'DonnellTeleplay by : Joe Port & Joe WisemanOctober 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)5.52[13]
Samantha and Jay, a married couple living in a cramped New York apartment, inherit an old mansion which is inhabited by the ghosts of several people who died on its grounds over a thousand-year period. After learning that Samantha and Jay plan to open a bed & breakfast, the ghosts go to great lengths to haunt them out of the house, fearing constant disturbance and risk of being walked through by the living (a deeply painful experience for ghosts). However, after a failed haunting attempt, they accidentally cause Samantha to fall down the stairs and almost die. She revives with the ability to see and hear them.
2"Hello!"Trent O'DonnellJoe Port & Joe WisemanOctober 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)5.52[13]
Samantha can now see ghosts, but tries to ignore them, believing them to be a symptom of her injuries and induced coma. However, after encountering more ghosts during a doctor's appointment, she eventually accepts their existence and convinces her husband that they are real.
3"Viking Funeral"Trent O'DonnellJosh MalmuthOctober 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)5.27[14]
After beginning the renovations at the mansion, the construction crews uncovers Thorfinn's remains, which poses a threat to the renovations, so Samantha and Jay attempt to dispose of the remains. Despite learning the value of Viking skeletons and being tempted to sell Thorfinn's remains to fund the renovations, Samantha and Jay ultimately hold a Viking funeral. Thorfinn appears to begin ascending into the afterlife, only to realize the light is coming from a police cruiser alerted by the flames from the funeral boat.
4"Dinner Party"Trent O'DonnellJohn Blickstead & Trey KollmerOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)5.20[15]
Sam and Jay meet the Farnsbys, an older couple who attempts to sabotage their renovations which leads them to invite them over for dinner. At the dinner party, the ghosts attempt to sabotage Sam until she points out they need her to maintain a connection to the world of the living. In the end, with the help of the ghosts the Farnsbys promise to support their permit applications for their renovations.
5"Halloween"Katie Locke O'BrienTalia BernsteinOctober 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)5.76[16]
The ghosts are unable to get into the Halloween spirit, being unable to participate and believing it to be insulting to ghosts. Taking advantage of Sam's ability to see and hear them, the ghosts guard the mansion against trick-or-treating vandals, but are distracted by the prospect of watching Ghostbusters. Meanwhile, Thorfinn uses his powers to accidentally set the front yard gazebo on fire and feels guilty when Sam and Jay blame one of the young vandals.
6"Pete's Wife"Trent O'DonnellKira KalushNovember 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)5.94[17]
As Sam introduces the ghosts to the Internet and social media, Trevor discovers that he has fathered a child from one of his one-night stands in the 1990s. After Sam locates Pete's wife Carol online, she invites her and her new husband to the mansion at Pete's insistence. Though Pete plots to kill his wife in order to reunite with her, he decides not to do so upon learning his grandson has been named after him in his honor. Meanwhile, Thorfinn and Sasappis become obsessed with a reality show, which the former binge-watches without the latter.
7"Flower's Article"Katie Locke O'BrienEmily SchmidtNovember 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)5.23[18]
To land a permanent job at a local magazine, Sam decides to write a human interest article about a 'Robin Hood-esque' bank robbery carried out by Flower during her time in a 'commune', but Flower refuses to be interviewed as she swore to secrecy. Having heard about the incident ad nauseam since Flower's death, Isaac and Alberta decide to learn about the robbery on Sam's behalf. Meanwhile, Sam encounters Shiki: the ghost of a Lenape woman on whom Sasappis had a crush, and she and Jay try to establish long-distance communication between them.
8"D&D"Nick WongJohn Blickstead & Trey KollmerNovember 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)5.42[19]
Sam volunteers to help Jay and the ghosts play Dungeons & Dragons together when Jay's D&D group abandons him. Also, Sam discovers that an old shed on the mansion's grounds was a British barracks during the Revolutionary War, now occupied by three ghosts of British soldiers, one of whom learns that Isaac, who has secretly requited feelings for him, accidentally shot and killed him.
9"Alberta's Fan"Nick WongLauren BridgesDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)5.46[20]
An obsessive fan of Alberta's visits the mansion to do research for a biography he is writing about her and discovers that her briefcase contains vintage moonshine. He nearly dies from drinking it, as it was poisoned, confirming Alberta's suspicions that she was murdered. Meanwhile, Thorfinn tries reconnecting with Hetty during walks outside the mansion, as he remembers that she could see and hear ghosts as a child, which is a rare gift among living human children.
10"Possession"Katie Locke O'BrienRishi ChitkaraDecember 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)5.75[21]
While trying to repair a light fixture, Jay accidentally falls on top of Hetty, who possesses him and takes on-and-off control of his body. Sam struggles to keep this a secret from a wedding planner who is difficult to impress and visits the mansion to sample Jay’s cooking. Refusing to be exorcised, Hetty attempts to escape the mansion in Jay’s car, only to be separated from him because she cannot leave the mansion’s grounds.
11"Sam's Mom"Katie Locke O'BrienJohn TimothyJanuary 6, 2022 (2022-01-06)6.48[22]
Sam and Jay travel to the restaurant where Sam's mother died to find out if she became a ghost. On arrival, they find her. After some tense moments with her daughter, Sam's mother admits that she loves and admires her and ascends to the afterlife. Meanwhile, Sasappis reveals that he overheard that Pete has feelings for Alberta. When it appears that she doesn't reciprocate those feelings, Pete denies it, and convinces Cholera Victim Nancy to pretend to be his girlfriend in exchange for getting to move upstairs.
12"Jay's Sister"Christine GernonJulia Hartner & Ian MurphyJanuary 13, 2022 (2022-01-13)6.47[23]
Jay's sister, Bela, comes to visit after a break up, but reveals that she's been having a great conversation with someone online. Sam and Jay are shocked when they realize that it's Trevor. Trevor reveals that he used their iPad to make a dating account. When Bela discovers the account on the iPad, she assumes that Jay created the profile and is furious. Sam tells her the truth about her talking to ghosts, and while Bela is as first skeptical, Sam is able to convince her with the help of the ghosts. Meanwhile, Nancy, still pretending to be Pete's girlfriend, threatens to tell Alberta the truth if Pete doesn't start to be more assertive. While Pete initially listens to her, he becomes upset when it leads to the other ghosts fighting. When Pete assertively tells Nancy that he enjoys being the one who keeps the peace, Nancy is proud of him for standing up for himself and pretends to break up with him and goes back to the cholera pit.
13"The Vault"[24]Christine GernonJoe Port & Joe WisemanJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)TBD
As Sam and Jay prepare the B&B to host a friend's wedding, the ghost of Hetty's husband Elias (Matt Walsh) is released from a vault and wrecks havoc on their plans.

Production[]

Development[]

On November 29, 2019, CBS announced that they were developing an adaptation of the BBC One series Ghosts.[25] 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.[26] On March 31, 2021, it was announced that the adaptation has been picked up for a full series.[27] In July 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere as a Thursday-night entry on October 7, 2021.[2] On September 23, 2021, CBS changed the premiere to back-to-back episodes.[28] On October 21, 2021, CBS gave the series a full season order.[3] On December 17, 2021, it was reported that production has been temporarily halted due to a positive case of the COVID-19 on the set of the series.[29]

Casting[]

On March 4, 2020, Rose McIver was cast in a leading role for the pilot.[30] On July 1, 2020, Utkarsh Ambudkar was cast in a main role for the pilot.[31] 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.[32] On May 12, 2021, Devan Chandler Long joined the cast as a series regular.[33]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 7.4/10, based on 18 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."[34] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[35]

Ratings[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Ghosts
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1–2 "Pilot" / "Hello!" October 7, 2021 0.6 5.52[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "Viking Funeral" October 14, 2021 0.6 5.27[14] 0.4 2.53 1.0 7.80[36]
4 "Dinner Party" October 21, 2021 0.5 5.20[15] 0.3 2.52 0.9 7.72[37]
5 "Halloween" October 28, 2021 0.6 5.76[16] 0.3 2.20 0.9 7.96
6 "Pete's Wife" November 4, 2021 0.5 5.94[17] 0.4 2.25 0.9 8.19
7 "Flower's Article" November 11, 2021 0.5 5.23[18] 0.3 2.64 0.8 7.86
8 "D&D" November 18, 2021 0.6 5.42[19] 0.4 2.52 0.9 7.94[38]
9 "Alberta's Fan" December 2, 2021 0.6 5.46[20] 0.4 2.82 1.0 8.27[39]
10 "Possession" December 9, 2021 0.5 5.75[21] 0.4 2.49 0.9 8.23[40]
11 "Sam's Mom" January 6, 2022 0.7 6.48[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Jay's Sister" January 13, 2022 0.7 6.47[23] TBD TBD TBD TBD

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