Scripted series · Paramount+
School Spirits
Death is just the beginning.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Peyton List
Maddie Nears
24 eps
Milo Manheim
Wally Clark
24 eps
Kristian Ventura
Simon Elroy
24 eps
Spencer MacPherson
Xavier Baxter
24 eps
Kiara Pichardo
Nicole Herrera
24 eps
Sarah Yarkin
Rhonda
24 eps
Nick Pugliese
Charley
24 eps
Rainbow Wedell
Claire Zahler Zomer
24 eps
Josh Zuckerman
Mr. Martin
23 eps
Miles Elliot
Yuri
14 eps
Ci Hang Ma
Quinn
14 eps
Vanessa Prasad
Kirsten
8 eps
Maria Dizzia
Sandra Nears
17 eps
Ian Tracey
Sheriff Baxter
15 eps
Patrick Gilmore
Mr. Anderson
13 eps
Alex Zahara
Principal Hartman
16 eps
Kalyn Miles
Ms. Fields
5 eps
Peter New
Mr. South
8 eps
RaeAnne Boon
Dawn
6 eps
Jayce Barreiro
Mr. Graziano
2 eps
Katarina Mueller
Tira
7 eps
Dylan Floyde
Sheriff's Deputy
3 eps
Brittany Spiteri
Cheerleader 1
2 eps
Yudy Rodriguez
Cheerleader 2
3 eps
Alison Thornton
Chloe
6 eps
Andres Soto
Mr. Figueroa
4 eps
Patti Kim
Ms. Chung
2 eps
Josh Dohy
Stoner Student 1
2 eps
Ben Byrnell
Stoner Student 2
2 eps
Luvia Petersen
Hayes
2 eps
Zarina Sterling
Crystal
2 eps
Peggy Carlson
Bea (Wally's Mom)
2 eps
Mark Chavez
Mr. Balkin
2 eps
Briggs Gibbins
Cheerleader 3
3 eps
Brianne Mapson
Cheerleader 4
3 eps
Hannah Cam
Cheerleader 5
3 eps
Jess Gabor
Janet Hamilton
10 eps
Parveen Dosanjh
Nurse Netty
3 eps
Zack Calderon
Diego Herrera
6 eps
Austin Falk
Lacrosse Player
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How School Spirits actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
School Spirits reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 24 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20238 episodes
5.3IMDbMaddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife, investigates her own mysterious disappearance alongside a group of other students who are also stuck in limbo at their high school. Maddie goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high-school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.
Best episode · S01E01 My So-Called Death
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20258 episodes
5.0IMDbPicking up from the shocking season one finale, Maddie works to bring a doubting Simon—her only connection to the living world—back on board to help her track down and collect her missing body. Stuck in the afterlife with the knowledge of what happened to her, Maddie must unite her friends in the spectral and living worlds in order to reclaim her stolen life.
Best episode · S02E03 Can't Hauntly Wait
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20268 episodes
5.2IMDbAfter having clawed her way back to life, Maddie is haunted by visions, and driven by her unfinished business. Meanwhile, her bestie, Simon, is stuck in the purgatorial state that exists in Split River High. He becomes obsessed with uncovering the school’s secrets: chiefly, why have so many perished at the campus? And what has Mr. Martin, the ghosts’ longtime mentor, been hiding? The closer Maddie, Simon, and their pals get to the truth, the more questions they unearth – and the more peril they put themselves in …
Best episode · S03E08 Dawn of the Deb
- Poster unavailableSeason 4
Season 4 · Unannounced
Season 4
0 episodes
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E08
Dawn of the Deb
The team confronts a dangerous force in a desperate bid to save their friends.
- Directed by Hannah Macpherson
S01E01
My So-Called Death
While acclimating to purgatory at Split River High, Maddie becomes determined to solve the mystery of her disappearance. While observing those she left behind, Maddie begins to realize everyone is not as honest and loyal as she once thought.
- Directed by Max Winkler
S02E03
Can't Hauntly Wait
A relentless Sandra is desperate to know her daughters fate, as Janet in Maddie's body wreaks havoc in the living world. Simon and friends search for Janet/Maddie in an unlikely place, as the ghosts decode Janet's past.
S02E07
Anatomy of a Fallout Shelter
Janet is finally ready to give answers. Mr. Martin hatches a plan, Maddie reevaluates her relationships with Wally and Simon, and Quinn makes a discovery.
- Written by Megan Trinrud, Nate Trinrud
S03E06
Children of the Scorned
Maddie faces a powerful new threat as Simon slips further into danger.
- Directed by Nate Trinrud
S02E01
Whatever Happened to Maddie Nears?
Maddie confronts Mr. Martin, who flees. Janet, in Maddie's body, returns to her family's now dilapidated farmhouse, triggering memories. A conflicted Simon struggles with his desire to help Maddie and protect his own grasp on reality.
- Directed by Hannah Macpherson
- Written by Megan Trinrud, Nate Trinrud
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Megan TrinrudExecutive Producer
- Peyton ListProducer
- Natalia Castells-EsquivelProducer
- Thomas HigginsExecutive Producer
- Nate TrinrudExecutive Producer
- Don DunnProducer
Writing
- Megan TrinrudWriter
- Nandita SeshadriWriter
- Nate TrinrudWriter
Direction
- Hannah MacphersonDirector
- Brian DannellyDirector
- Oran ZegmanDirector
- Nate TrinrudDirector
- Max WinklerDirector
- Oliver GoldstickDirector
Cinematography
- Craig Dean DevineDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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