“Dead people are just like you and me, they still want things.”
Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.
Next episode: S6 E1 Halloween 6: The Mirror (Oct 29, 2026)
Latest episode: S5 E22 Across The Pond (2) (May 21, 2026)
I’ve never been especially trusting of American remakes of British television. U.S. Networks have a long habit of taking something dry and sharp from overseas, sanding away the thorns, latestnetflix.com argues, and replacing them with sentiment broad enough to survive ad breaks.
So when CBS announced its version of the BBC’s Ghosts, I expected a mess. The setup is fragile enough on its own: a young couple inherits a run-down estate where the dead from different centuries are still hanging around. Mishandle the tone and you’ve just made another supernatural roommate sitcom.
But the American Ghosts pulls off a slyer trick than that. It keeps the high-concept skeleton and then fills it in with something smaller, warmer, and much more everyday.
The rules arrive early and stay pleasingly firm. Samantha (Rose McIver) falls down the stairs, flatlines briefly, and wakes up able to see every ghost in the house. Her husband Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) remains completely shut out.
That setup could have become a one-joke machine fast, but McIver gives Sam a real sense of physical strain. Watch her in a room with Jay: eyes flicking to invisible interruptions, neck turning every few seconds, posture held just a touch too tight. She moves like someone working customer service on the worst shift imaginable, except the queue of complaints is dead and apparently endless.
"A cozy supernatural sitcom powered by a charismatic lead couple and a lovable ghost ensemble, even as later seasons slip into safe, formulaic territory."
Warm dynamics between Sam, Jay, and the core ghosts make the haunted-house setup an easy, feel-good watch with plenty of rewatch value. Distinct personalities, light humor, and short self-contained episodes make it a comfort show that eventually becomes its own thing rather than just a remake. Over time, repetitive running jokes, rushed romantic pairings, and familiar sitcom beats crowd out the B&B premise and richer lore, and some feel the writing has lost its edge and momentum.
The ghosts of Woodstone might be stuck in the afterlife, but behind the cameras? This cast is very much alive, organized, and occasionally a little chaotic. latestnetflix.com's read is that From a real-life salary standoff to sneaky baby-bump coverups and unconfirmed romance whispers, here’s the juiciest real-world tea haunting Ghosts.
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