Although CBS’ Ghosts is already a success, the news of its upcoming spinoffs proves that the franchise could produce a legendary crossover in the next few years. The British sitcom Ghosts began in 2019. The comedy follows Allison and Mike, a couple who inherit a mansion from a distant relative. After Allison has a near-death experience, she gains the ability to speak to the mansion’s many mismatched ghostly inhabitants. The BBC show proved such a hit that it spawned an American remake of the same name in 2021. The ghosts of CBS’s Ghosts are different, but the premise is the same.
In CBS’s version, Rose McIver’s Sam is the new homeowner who gains the ability to see, hear, and speak to the house’s ghosts, while Utkarsh Ambudkar’s Jay is her partner. Ghosts season 4 arrives soon, and the show’s ratings success means the sitcom’s return is highly anticipated. CBS’s Ghosts managed to maintain the appeal of the original British show while changing enough plot and character details to feel fresh. As such, it should come as no surprise that not one, but two more remakes are in the works. This sets up an incredible crossover between every version of the show.
Ghosts’ Upcoming Remakes Explained
BBC Australia recently confirmed that an Australian version of Ghosts is currently in development, with the sitcom replicating the successful formula of both earlier shows. This time, Kate and Sean are the couple who discover that the manor they inherited is occupied by a range of ghosts from throughout their country’s colorful history. As Ghosts season 4’s Jay twist prepares to upend the show’s setup, BBC Australia’s version of Ghosts will stick to the script while the series establishes its own cast of characters. Meanwhile, a third Ghosts remake is also set to arrive in the near future.
According to the BBC, BBC Studios Germany, ARD Mediathek, and WDR announced a German adaptation of Ghosts back in June 2024. This version of the show will see Cristina do Rego’s Emma suffer a near-death experience and gain the ability to see the ghosts that inhabit the mansion she just inherited alongside Benito Bause’s Felix. Germany’s take on Ghosts continues to utilize the winning formula laid out by the original BBC show and, as a result, the four versions of the series will likely feature a similar tone and style. This means that the sitcoms could set up a massive crossover.
A Ghosts Crossover Could Be Truly Epic With Multiple Versions Involved
Since there will soon be four versions of the series, England’s original Ghosts, Germany and Australia’s remakes, and CBS’s Ghosts could all crossover in the future. Until now, Ghosts hasn’t crossed over with its British counterpart, but the temptation to set up this event will become markedly more intense as the franchise spawns further spinoffs. After all, it is one thing for David Brent to appear in the US version of The Office, but it would have been a historic event if the sitcom brought together four different versions of the same series in one episode.
Any two versions of Ghosts have a reasonably easy setup for a crossover if their main characters were to take a holiday to the other country and stay in the show’s B&B setting. However, it’s harder to see how the shows would get around one unfortunate technical issue. According to both the US and UK versions of Ghosts, the ghosts can’t leave the grounds of their respective houses. They have unfinished business in that location and, if they resolve it, they are “Sucked off” into the afterlife. As such, it might be tricky for the ghosts to go international.
