{"id":397598,"date":"2023-08-09T22:30:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-ghosts-2021\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:59:24","slug":"shows-like-ghosts-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-ghosts-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Shows Like Ghosts (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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7.9 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 20907 reviews)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A young couple’s dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it’s both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Fantasy<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty
\nCreators:<\/strong> Joe Port, Joe Wiseman
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1 season, 14 episodes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shows Most Like Ghosts (2021)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ghosts (2019)<\/h3>\n \n
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8.3 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 19164 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A group of spirits restlessly squabble in an abandoned country home.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Fantasy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas
Creators:<\/strong> Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

4 seasons, 21 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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B Positive (2020)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.3 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 3315 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Newly-divorced dad Drew faces finding a kidney donor and is at the end of his rope and his hope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Annaleigh Ashford, Thomas Middleditch, Darryl Stephens, Linda Lavin
Creators:<\/strong> Marco Pennette
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 28 episodes, 22.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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United States of Al (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.5 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 3110 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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The friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, the Afghan interpreter who served with his unit and has just arrived to start a new life in America.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Parker Young, Adhir Kalyan, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris
Creators:<\/strong> Maria Ferrari, David Goetsch
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 24 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.9 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 4645 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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An American guy falls in love with his Nigerian nurse.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Short, Comedy, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones
Creators:<\/strong> Eddie Gorodetsky, Alan J. Higgins, Chuck Lorre
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

3 seasons, 49 episodes, 21.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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La Brea (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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5.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 13285 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group of strangers.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Chik\u00e9 Okonkwo, Karina Logue
Creators:<\/strong> David Appelbaum
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 11 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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CSI: Vegas (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.5 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 7448 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Crime, Drama, Mystery<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mandeep Dhillon, Mel Rodriguez
Creators:<\/strong> Jason Tracey
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 11 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Only Murders in the Building (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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8.1 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 110909 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Three strangers who share an obsession with true crime suddenly find themselves caught up in one.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez
Creators:<\/strong> John Hoffman, Steve Martin
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 11 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The Lost Symbol (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.4 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 12347 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Based on the 2009 Dan Brown novel of the same name, The Lost Symbol is the story of a young Robert Langdon (Ashley Zukerman) being tasked by the CIA to solve a number of puzzles when his mentor (Eddie Izzard) is taken.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Ashley Zukerman, Eddie Izzard, Valorie Curry, Beau Knapp
Creators:<\/strong> Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 10 episodes, 45.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Yellowjackets (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.9 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 54144 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A wildly talented high school girl soccer team becomes the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Sophie N\u00e9lisse
Creators:<\/strong> Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 11 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Fantasy Island (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.2 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 4532 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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People who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Roselyn Sanchez, Kiara Barnes, John Gabriel Rodriquez, Daniel Lugo
Creators:<\/strong> Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain, Gene Levitt
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 11 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Big Sky (2020)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.8 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 23033 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A private detective teams up with an ex-cop to solve a kidnapping case in Montana.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Dedee Pfeiffer
Creators:<\/strong> David E. Kelley
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 24 episodes, 60.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Home Economics (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.9 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 5130 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Three grown-up siblings find themselves living at vastly different levels of financial security from one another.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza
Creators:<\/strong> John Aboud, Michael Colton
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 29 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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In the realm of television, where every other series seems to be a reboot, sequel, or spin-off, the CBS sitcom “Ghosts” (2021) emerges as a refreshing exception. It’s a story that combines humor, the supernatural, and a touch of heart in a way that’s both unique and engaging. Based on a British series of the same name, the American adaptation has quickly carved out its niche, appealing to a broad audience with its quirky premise and lovable characters.<\/p>\n

The Premise<\/h2>\n

The show centers around Samantha and Jay, a young couple who inherit a sprawling country estate from a distant relative. Their dream of turning the dilapidated mansion into a bed and breakfast is quickly complicated by the discovery that the house is inhabited by an eclectic group of ghosts from different eras. These spirits are invisible and intangible to Jay, but after a near-death experience, Samantha gains the ability to see and interact with them.<\/p>\n

The Ghostly Ensemble<\/h2>\n

One of the show’s greatest strengths lies in its diverse cast of ghostly characters, each bringing their unique backstory and era-specific quirks to the table. Let’s meet some of them:<\/p>\n