In June 2022, Paramount+ announced they’d given a series order to School Spirits based on the upcoming graphic novel by Nate Trinrud, Megan Trinrud, and Maria Nguyen. Today, the streaming service confirmed production is officially underway in Vancouver on the young adult drama.
Cobra Kai‘s Peyton List will be joined by Kristian Flores (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) as Simon Elroy, Spencer MacPherson (Reign) as Xavier Baxter, Kiara Pichardo (The Society) as Nicole Herrera, and Sarah Yarkin (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as Rhonda for season one. Nick Pugliese (Dramarama) will play Charley, Rainbow Wedell (The Wilds) stars as Claire Zolinski, and Milo Manheim (Zombies 3) has joined the cast as Wally Clark.
Recurring guest stars include Josh Zuckerman (The Offer) as Mr. Martin and Maria Dizzia (13 Reasons Why) as Sandra Nears.
Both the graphic novel and the series are targeting a 2023 release. Season one is expected to consist of eight episodes.
The graphic novel’s authors, siblings Nate Trinrud and Megan Trinrud, are involved as executive producers and wrote the first episode. Pretty Little Liars‘ Oliver Goldstick is the showrunner and executive produces with director Max Winkler (Cruel Summer).
Paramount+ describes the series as focusing “on a teen stuck in the afterlife who decides to investigate her mysterious disappearance alongside a group of other students who are also stuck in limbo at their high school.”
