It’s been seven months since we’ve last heard of the new comedy from Ghosts creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. After such a long time, it might even seem like Eternally Yours was not going to happen anymore. However, a new report by Deadline confirms that the duo of writers have just recently cracked their knuckles to develop the upcoming supernatural comedy series. A release window is yet to be announced, but CBS is eyeing the pilot season this fall for the series.
At this point, all we know about Eternally Yours is that the series centers around a family of vampires, and the title suggests that the comedy aspect of it might hail from the fact that the family has been together for a long, long time. Also according to Deadline, the duo only now started working on the new show because they were handling their flagship series at the network first: Ghosts is just about to deliver its final batch of episodes for Season 4.
Since Port and Wiseman are expected to return to take the reins of Ghosts immediately after developing Eternally Yours, it’s not clear at what capacity they are involved in the new series. It’s possible that they captain the writing room that kicks the sitcom into life but then hand over showrunning duties to other writers and serve as producers, as many other high-profile showrunners like Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy), Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) and Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) have done before them.
‘Ghosts’ Has Been Doing Hauntingly Well
It’s understandable that CBS would want Port and Wiseman back at the helm of Ghosts. Under their supervision, the comedy series managed to become one of the network’s biggest hits ever since its premiere, averaging 11 million viewers across platforms. Not by chance, the award-winning series has just recently scored a two-season renewal, meaning that viewers will continue to laugh out loud at the adventures inside Woodstone Mansion at least until 2027.
Ghosts is based on a British sitcom of the same name that hails from the same creators of Horrible Histories. The original show ran for five seasons and ended in 2023 with a total episode count of 35. The U.S. version greatly expanded upon the original idea, and just like The Office did, the comedy series has been able to take the concept and run with it. Chances are that, if Ghosts remains as popular as it is, it could run for as many seasons as The Office did — only three left to go!
