Ghostwriter (2019 TV series)

## Ghostwriter

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**Ghostwriter** is an American-Canadian family's mystery fantasy series and is an Apple TV+ original, therefore, making it exclusive to the service. It premiered on November 1, 2019, along with the service. It is a revival of the 1992-1995 PBS series but the show makes no connection to the other except for the division of story arcs per 2/3 episodes.

Season one and two focus on a group of friends (Ruben Reyna, the new kid in the city; Chevon Redmond, an intelligent girl; Curtis Palmer-Moreno, the coolest basketball player in the school; Donna Palmer-Moreno, Curtis's curious little sister who is in his shadow) who interact with the Ghostwriter through written messages, and fictional characters out of books. They are the only ones that can see the characters and they learn life lessons along the way.

Season three has a new group of friends (Samir Yousef, a close friend to the Reynas; Nia Barnes, the daughter of the university's president; Charli Allen, an inspiring magician) whom are given a new Ghostwriter and the old premise of the show is continued.

The first season has premiered on November 1, 2019, with the service and the final six episodes have premiered on May 1, 2020. The second season has premiered on October 9, 2020, with its final six episodes premiering on May 7, 2021. For this, the show has been known for taking long hiatuses between the seventh and eighth episodes.
A spin-off was released on April 1, 2021 titled ***Ghostwriter: Beyond the Page***. It focuses on Donna narrating on events of Season One. A third season was released in October 21, 2022. All episodes were released simultaneously.

## Official Premise

### Season 1-2

*"When a ghost haunts a neighborhood bookstore and starts releasing fictional characters into the real world, four kids must team up to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost's unfinished business."*

### Season 3

*"When a ghost haunts a neighborhood bookstore and starts releasing fictional characters into the real world, a group of friends work to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost's unfinished business."*

## Cast

### Starring

* Isaac Arellanes as Ruben Reyna (seasons 1-2)
* Amadi Chapata as Chevon Redmond (seasons 1-2)
* Justin Sanchez as Curtis Palmer-Moreno (seasons 1-2)
* Hannah Levinson as Donna Palmer-Moreno (seasons 1-2)
* Nour Assaf as Samir Yousef (season 3-)
* Princess Mapp as Nia Barnes (season 3-)
* Daire McLeod as Charli Allen (season 3-)

## Production and release

Filming took place at Hamilton, Ontario and started in December 2018 and concluded during summer 2019.Season One got teased on September 27, 2019, and the trailer and episodes 1-7 got released on November 1, 2019, and episodes 8-13 got released on May 1, 2020, six months later. Season Two's trailer got released on September 24, 2020. Episodes 1-7 got released on October 9, 2020, and episodes 8-13 got released on May 7, 2021, six months and four weeks later. But between the seventh and eighth episodes, another trailer got released May 1, 2020, for the upcoming episodes. On March 5, 2021, it was announced that a spin-off, **Ghostwriter: Beyond the Page**, would premiere on April 1, 2021, reviewing the first season.

A trailer for Season 3 got released on October 5, 2022 indicating new cast members and a new adventure that is not related to the original premises of seasons 1 and 2. Season Three officially got released on October 21st.

## Format

Like the original, the episodes are divided into story arcs. The story arc division goes as follows:

 Season One
 Season Two
 Season Three

*Main article: Info about the Ghostwriter book series*

A few story arcs do not have their books respectively, (e.g. Trinity - The Wild, Wild Ghost, The Ghostly Paintbrush). Hence books are being written for the story arcs, and these are written. Within the show's universe, the Ghostwriter releases characters from these books to help both the main characters and the Ghostwriter.

## Episodes

*Main article: Episodes*
*Main article: Season One*
*Main article: Season Two*
*Main article: Season Three*

### Story arcs

#### Season One

1. "Ghost in Wonderland" (two parts)
2. "The Jungle Ghost" (two parts)
3. "The Wild, Wild Ghost" (three parts)
4. "A Sparkly Ghost" (three parts)
5. " Franken-Ghost" (three parts)

#### Season Two

1. "The Ghostly Paintbrush" (two parts)
2. "Ghost Cab" (two parts)
3. "The Case of the Missing Ghost" (three parts)
4. "Ghost Castaways" (three parts)
5. "The Ghost Writer" (three parts)

#### Season Three

1. "Ghost of Oz" (three parts)
2. "The Magic Ghost" (two parts)
3. "The Ghost, the Mouse, and the Motorcycle" (two parts)
4. "He's a Ghost, She's a Rainbow" (two parts)
5. "The Ghost's Web" (two parts)
6. "The Eloquent Ghost on the Bayou" (two parts)

## Reception

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The show has mainly received positive and averagely generally favorable reviews from critics and audiences. The show has been rated 7+ on Common Sense Media and TV-Y7 (suitable for 7 years and older). A top reviewer from RT, *Brad Newsome* from *Sydney Morning Herald* says "*A watchable little fantasy-mystery series that aims to get kids reading children's classics again -- for the fun of it and for the relevance the books still have to children's lives"*.

### Accolades

*Main article: Accolades for Ghostwriter on Wikipedia*

## Trivia/Notes

* There are a few similarities between the main characters of the original series and the reboot:
	+ Ruben, like Rob Baker, is new in town and rides a skateboard. They also both like to read, also like Alex Fernandez, and his younger sister Gaby Fernandez with trivia books.
		- However, Ruben likes graphic novels more than chapter books.
		- Ruben also talks to his friend Kai from the town that he had left with video calls, similar to Rob and his older brother Jason Baker writing to each other.
	+ There is a recurring store setting owned by the family of a team member. Ruben's family owns a bookstore, while the Fernandez family owns the bodega].
	+ There is an older family member present in the series. Ruben and his mother live with his grandfather, while Jamal Jenkins and his family live with his grandmother.
	+ Chevon does well in school and is intelligent, like Jamal.
	+ There is a brother-sister duo on the team: Curtis and his younger sister Donna, like Alex and Gaby. They also share a room like Alex and Gaby had at first. There is also a bunk bed, with Curtis (the older sibling) on top, like Rob and Jason.
	+ Curtis likes sports, like Alex. They also share a liking of video games, as well as Jamal.
	+ The episodes are divided into story arcs.
* There are currently 16 story arcs.

## References

1. ↑ "Ghostwriter on Apple TV+". Apple TV+. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
2. ↑ "Ghostwriter on Apple TV+". Apple TV+. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
3. ↑ "Ghostwriter on Wikipedia". Wikipedia. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
4. ↑ "Ghostwriter's review". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
5. ↑ "Ghostwriter on the 1992's Ghostwriter Wiki". Fandom. Retrieved September 30, 2021.