AlthoughGhostsseason 5 seemingly promises more supernatural entities than ever when the CBS sitcom returns, the show might be better off hitting the brakes on these increasingly ambitious plot twists.The ghosts of CBS’sGhostsleave viewers with plenty of characters to keep track of, even discounting the show’s human heroes, Sam and Jay.
There are Thor, Sass, Isaac, Hetty, Alberta, Flower, Pete, and Trevor, and those are just the main ghosts that appear in almost every episode. Likethe British predecessor toGhosts, the 2019 BBC series of the same name, the CBS show also has recurring characters like Nancy, the basement’s cholera ghosts, Crash, and the moody murdered prom queen Stephanie.
WhileGhostsseason 5 may drop Stephanieto prove that the sitcom has serious stakes heading into its fifth outing, there is no doubt that the show would still have plenty of characters to keep up with even without her. Sass’s love interest, Joan, recently joined the cast, and Chris, the late stripper, could return to the Woodstone Mansion’s grounds anytime.
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Mary Holland’s Puritan ghost Patience is also a major recurring guest star, so it would seem like the last thing the series needs is more supernatural beings wandering the grounds of its hallowed setting. However, that is exactly whatGhostsgot in season 4, episode 22, “The Devil Went Down To Woodstone.”
After Sam’s successful book launch at Jay’s restaurant Mahesh, a magazine journalist enthusiastically asked Jay about the possibility of giving his eatery a cover story in their next issue. Jay was delighted to oblige and revealed that this latest development was all thanks to his previously unseen publicist. Sam was horrified to discover this publicist was Hetty’s demonic ex-husband, Elias.
Ghostshad never revealed that demons could masquerade as humans before season 4’s finale, but the show’s creators went on to promise even more complicated revelations in season 5.
After Elias tried to convinceThor to come to Hell earlier inGhostsseason 4, he managed to win over Jay without disclosing that he wasn’t human.Ghostshad never revealed that demons could masquerade as humans before season 4’s finale, but the show’s creators went on to promise even more complicated revelations in season 5.
At SDCC 2025,ScreenRantreported that showrunner Joe Wiseman saidthe mummy seen in season 4’s Halloween episode will “Play a major role” in season 5’s Halloween outing. Season 4, episode 3, “Halloween IV: The Witch,” saw Patience trick the ghosts into thinking she had turned Sam into a stone statue.
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The plot also featured a brief reference to a mummy that Hetty owned back when the mansion was hers, as it was among the many items Jay and Sam were attempting to sell so they could afford their home. The mummy was only mentioned in passing, but now seems set to play a far larger role in the show’s next outing.
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It is easy to imagine how this could become a problemfor the quirky sitcom. Already,Ghostsseason 5 needs to explain the show’s demons further, thanks to Jay’s curse from the season 4 finale. However, the series will now also need to explain the existence of a mummy, too, delving deeper into the show’s supernatural fantasy side than ever before.
This might not seem like a problem, sincethe very premise ofGhostsis rooted in fantasy and horror tropes. The show has borrowed clichés from the horror genre and parodied them numerous times, from Stephanie’s murder at the hands of an escaped mental patient on prom night to Patience’s ability to make the walls of the mansion bleed human blood.
The upcoming mummy storyline and Elias’s major villainous role require the series to get more serious about how its supernatural beings work.
However, these gags were always window dressing that served to highlight the show’s quirky tone. AlthoughGhostsis full of morbid moments, the show’s comedy is paradoxically light-hearted and life-affirming. In contrast, the upcoming mummy storyline and Elias’s major villainous role require the series to get more serious about how its supernatural beings work.
Already, Pete’s ability to leave the grounds of the mansion has resulted in the discovery of “Roamers,” a subset of ghosts that can leave the places where they died, but only for a limited time. This was further complicated when Chris the stripper died, and he wasn’t limited to the location where he died at all.
Jay’sGhostsseason 5 story means the show must now explain how demons operate in the human world.
Joan claimed roamers were able to stay in new locations for longer times depending on how long they had been dead, but this didn’t explain why Chris was immediately able to fly around the world after his death. Similarly,Jay’sGhostsseason 5 storymeans the show must now explain how demons operate in the human world.
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Could any human character turn out to be a demon, as Jay’s publicist did?Ghostsseason 5 must answer this question first, which makes the show’s promised introduction of a whole new category of supernatural beings in season 5 a little less exciting.Ghostsseason 5’s mummy might be biting off more than the show can chew.
Luckily, there is a way around this.Ghostsseason 5’s mummy doesn’t necessarily need to be a new character, and the Halloween special could instead simply feature a plot about selling Hetty’s prized curio. The mummy itself might not be alive, which would ensure that the show’s already complex supernatural setup doesn’t get even more byzantine.
It would be fine forGhoststo introduce mummies into its lineup of supernatural beings, but at a certain point, the show’s lore would make it more of an outright fantasy series than a hangout sitcom. It doesn’t seem unreasonable to guess thatSass’s mysteriousGhostsbackstoryis more interesting to viewers than introducing vampires or werewolves.
As such, the series doesn’t need a mummy added to its cast shortly after demons became part of the show’s lore. Instead,Ghostsseason 5 must focus on the characters the show has already introduced, lest the CBS series become a watered-down version ofWhat We Do in the Shadows. Thus,Ghostsseason 5’s mummy shouldn’t necessarily be a new cast member.
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Ghosts is a comedy series about Samantha and Jay, who convert a country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Unbeknownst to them, the house is inhabited by ghosts of former residents, visible only to Samantha. The show blends humor with supernatural elements as the couple navigates their unusual challenges.
