Ghosts is still waiting for a Season 5 renewal from CBS. Luckily for fans, actor Utkarsh Ambudkar, who plays Jay Arondekar in the hit sitcom, believes one is on the way.
Speaking with Screen Rant, Ambudkar shared that he believes Ghosts has a better shot at being renewed than being canceled, noting that the sitcom has struck a chord with audiences. “It’s one of those things where we are beloved by people, and I haven’t experienced anything like it. Everywhere we go, especially if we’re together, we’re stopped by people out in the streets whose entire family watches Ghosts together,” he explained. “We’ve struck the right chord with viewers, where they wanted something that they could sit down and watch with their whole family, which wasn’t sugarcoated or saccharin and still had some edge; it has a lot of comedy and is still taking chances.”
The actor continued, “We all lucked out with our writing staff, with our showrunners, and with our cast. We shoot in Montreal, which is tough because I’ve got babies who miss their papa. But if you’ll have us, we’ll keep doing it! We’ll do it for as long as you’ll have us.”
Utkarsh Ambudkar’s TV Wife Also Sees No End in Sight for Sitcom
Ambudkar’s co-star, Rose McIver, who plays Jay’s wife Samantha, echoed his sentiments that the show could go on for a long time while speaking exclusively with CBR at the 2024 New York Comic Con. “I think what I was excited by, as a story engine, I just think there’s so much room. I could see the longevity. Yeah, it was going to be a risk, and it’s not a simple project by any stretch, but I just think there’s so much room to explore,” said McIver of what drew her to the show at the start.
She added, “There’s just so much to mine, and I think now we are fortunate enough to be four seasons into the show, we are really getting to do that, and we’re getting to look not just at where people come from, but how those histories influence the relationships and the dynamics they have in the house today, and that’s a luxury that you only get when you have enough episodes, and enough time with the story and with these characters. So, I feel really fortunate for that.”
