That sort of forced our hand a little bit in terms of location because we did a lot of research for all the characters. “And we just thought that would be a fun character to have. “One thing early on that we decided we wanted was a Viking,” Wiseman recalled. One character, in particular, dictated the background of the show’s entire ensemble, as the executive producers were set on including Thorfinn, played by Devan Chandler Long. “We sort of landed on the Northeast, where the Hudson Valley is and where the show is located, because we felt like that had American history baked into it.” “The first thing we did was look at the macro and we thought of American archetypes and what kind of characters were from what period,” Wiseman told Entertainment Tonight at the time. Joe Wiseman explained in October 2021 how he and fellow showrunner Joe Port crafted the ghost characters. Their knowledge (and costumes!) span centuries since they all died on the property and failed to move on to the afterlife over the years. The personalities of the spirits range from a Viking to a Prohibition-era singer to a flower child. The pair plan to convert the historic home into a bed and breakfast, but their situation grows more complicated when Sam suffers a near-death experience in the house and suddenly acquires the ability to see the ghosts who live there. The CBS series, which premiered in October 2021, follows married couple Sam ( Rose McIver) and Jay ( Utkarsh Ambudkar) after they inherit a country estate. A haunting hoot! Ghosts is not the typical sitcom, but the transformations of the actors on the show are just part of the fun.

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