‘Ghosts’ Season 4 Episode 5 Preview: Photos, “A Star is Dead” Promo and Cast

Alberta believes that Sam has potential as an actor on CBS’s Ghosts season four episode five, “A Star is Dead.” Directed by Kabir Akhtar from a script by Liz Alexander, episode five will air on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 8:30pm ET/PT.

Rose McIver stars as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar is Jay, Brandon Scott Jones is Isaac, and Richie Moriarty plays Pete. Danielle Pinnock is Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long is Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco is Flower.

“A Star Is Dead” Plot: Alberta offers to help Sam prepare for an audition for a community theater production. Also, Sass finds a new reason to interfere in Jay’s dreams.

Ghosts Season 4 Episode 5
Rose McIver as Samantha and Danielle Pinnock as Alberta in ‘Ghosts’ season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Ghosts Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decided to convert Woodstone Mansion, which Sam inherited, into a bed & breakfast – only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.

The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Danielle Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Brandon Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Sheila Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Richie Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Devon Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Asher Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th-century (Román Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Rebecca Wisocky), to name a few. The opening of the B&B has been a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they will gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant.

Rebecca Wisocky and Brandon Scott Jones
Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Román Zaragoza as Sasappis, Asher Grodman as Trevor, and Sheila Carrasco as Flower in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Danielle Pinnock and Brandon Scott Jones
Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty, and Rose McIver as Samantha in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Roman Zaragoza and Richie Moriarty
Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, Román Zaragoza as Sasappis, Richie Moriarty as Pete, and Sheila Carrasco as Flower in the “A Star is Dead” episode (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)