Ghosts Season 5 Finale Preview: Woodstone Mansion Faces Uncertain Future

Justin Kirk, Ben Feldman, James Austin Johnson, and Rose Abdoo guest star on the one-hour Ghosts season five finale. The two-parter is airing back-to-back on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.

“Up the Creek” Plot: When Woodstone’s future is put in jeopardy, Sam and Jay join forces with the ghosts to protect the mansion by securing its place in history on part one of the two-part fifth season finale. Akilah Green and Skander Halim wrote episode 21, and Richie Keen directed both episode 21 and episode 22.

“Across the Pond” Plot: A trip abroad could determine Woodstone’s fate. Meanwhile, a major career opportunity takes Sam out of town, leaving others to step in and help with the ghosts. Brian Bahe and Greg Worswick wrote episode 22.

Season five stars Rose McIver as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Richie Moriarty as 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 plays Flower.

Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Wisocky, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rose McIver, Richie Moriarty, Betsy Sodaro, and Román Zaragoza in the ‘Ghosts’ season 5 finale (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Ghosts Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and 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 (Pinnock); a pompous 18^th-century militiaman (Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16^th century (Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19^th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Wisocky), to name a few.

The opening of the B&B and Jay’s new restaurant are 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.

Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Rose McIver as Samantha, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn and Betsy Sodaro as Nancy in the season 5 finale (Photo: Philippe Bossé © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.

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Ghosts Season 5 Finale Preview: Woodstone Mansion Faces Uncertain Future

Ghosts Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

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